Japanese name: ハルシャギク（波斯菊） Scientific name:Coreopsis tinctoria
[Overview]
An annual 50–120 cm tall.
The leaves are opposite and deeply bipinnately divided, with linear to linear-lanceolate, glossy lobes.
The leaves in the upper part of the stem are simple, linear to linear-lanceolate.
Flower heads about 3–5 cm across are borne at the stem tip.
The ray florets are yellow with a purplish brown base.
The tubular florets are purplish brown.
The fruit is an achene.
[History]
It was introduced as an ornamental in the early Meiji period.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It grows well in any soil as long as the site is sunny and well drained.
Rainfall is sufficient for watering.
Fertilizer is not particularly necessary.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
