Pink Tickseed
Coreopsis rosea
True rose-pink flowers with yellow centers over airy, threadlike foliage. The rare coreopsis for moist borders, spreading gently into a colony.
Typically 1 pint–1 gal · $9–$30 · final price at pickup
- Thu, Sep 248 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Sep 258 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Sep 268 AM – 2 PM
The native pink coreopsis -- a genuinely unusual color for moist, sunny sites with fine thread-like foliage.
Pink tickseed is the rare exception in a genus dominated by yellows. The flowers are a soft, genuine rose-pink with a yellow center, small and numerous on fine-leaved, thread-like foliage that creates an airy, delicate texture unlike any other native perennial. The pink-and-yellow combination is warm and pleasing, a natural pair with native grasses and other fine-textured plants at the front of a moist border. A coastal plain species naturally found in wet, peaty soils, pink tickseed handles moist conditions that most coreopsis species reject. It spreads gently by rhizome to form a colony over time, weaving between companion plants without crowding them. A genuinely uncommon color in native plants -- the pink is real, not just a wash of lavender.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown pink 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
- Average
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft · 12–24 in wide
- Bloom time
- July–September
- Bloom color
- Pink
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native range
- Eastern North America from Nova Scotia south to Georgia, in wet, sandy, and peaty soils near the coast
Care notes for pink tickseed.
Full sun to part sun in moist to wet, sandy or peaty soil. More moisture-tolerant than most Coreopsis species. Shear by half after the first flush for continued blooming. Divide every few years to maintain vigor and increase plantings.
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