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GREEN ANATOMY - Coreopsis 'Nana' (Mouse-eared Tickseed)

GREEN ANATOMY - Coreopsis 'Nana' (Mouse-eared Tickseed)

Posted by John Friel on Dec 23rd 2020

For the billionth time…Are there body parts in your gardens? Not exactly, we hope -- but there are some very fine plants named for anatomical features. And they won’t cost you an arm and a leg.Coreopsis auriculata ‘Nana’“Mouse-eared tickseed”Why “mouse-eared?” Because the specific epithet auriculata is Latin for “eared,” or “having ears.” It refers to two adorable little lobes (aww!) that form at the base of the main leaf. Cute as a bug’s ear!C. ‘Nana’ is a dwarf form of an American native peren

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