Tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Bright yellow flowers on long cutting stems from May through July, spreading fast to fill sunny, dry ground. Made for meadows and tough slopes.
Typically 1 pint–1 gal · $9–$30 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Aug 138 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Aug 148 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Aug 158 AM – 2 PM
Fastest-establishing native coreopsis with large, bold flowers excellent for cutting.
Lanceleaf Tickseed is the most free-flowering and fastest-establishing of the native coreopsis species. The bold, bright yellow flowers with notched petals bloom heavily from May through July and continue sporadically all season with deadheading. It spreads quickly by both rhizomes and self-seeding, which is great news for anyone trying to fill a sunny, dry border quickly or establish a naturalized area without much work. The flowers are large for a native coreopsis, carried on long stems that make them excellent for cutting. Birds and bees find it readily. It can become aggressive in ideal conditions, so site it where spread is welcome or divide it annually to keep it contained. In a wildflower meadow or a difficult dry slope, its exuberance is exactly what you want.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown tickseed propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft · 18–24 in wide
- Bloom time
- Late spring, midsummer, mar, fall
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native range
- Central and eastern United States, from Michigan to Kansas south to Florida and Texas
Care notes for tickseed.
Plant in full sun in well-drained to dry soil. Deadhead spent flowers to extend bloom season. Divide every 2-3 years to manage spread and rejuvenate. Self-sows prolifically. remove spent flower heads before seed dispersal if spread is unwanted. Excellent cut flower. harvest when half open.
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