Threadleaf Tickseed 'Zagreb'
Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'
Golden flowers nearly nonstop June through September on tidy 12 to 18 inch plants. No staking, no deadheading, no fuss about soil.
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
Longest bloom season of any compact native perennial. golden yellow from June until frost with minimal care.
'Zagreb' Threadleaf Tickseed is the most garden-ready of all the coreopsis cultivars: compact, self-cleaning, nearly non-stop in bloom from June through September, and completely unfussy about soil. The bright golden-yellow flowers are produced so densely that the fine-textured foliage almost disappears beneath them in peak bloom. At 12 to 18 inches, it stays tidy without staking and works as a front-of-border plant, a container specimen, or a massed groundcover. The threadlike leaves create a delicate texture that contrasts beautifully with bold-leaved plants like coneflower or rudbeckia. The flowers deadhead themselves effectively. You can shear the whole plant back by a third mid-summer for a second flush, but it will bloom reliably without any deadheading at all. This is one of the most care-free native perennials available.
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown threadleaf tickseed 'zagreb' 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
- 1–1.5 ft · 18–24 in wide
- Bloom time
- Early summer through fall
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native range
- Eastern and central United States (species); 'Zagreb' is a compact cultivar selected in Croatia
Care notes for threadleaf tickseed 'zagreb'.
Plant in full sun in well-drained to dry soil. Tolerates heat, drought, and poor soil exceptionally well. Shear back by a third in mid-July to encourage a strong second flush of bloom. Divide every 3 years to maintain vigor. Avoid wet clay soil. Salt-tolerant. suitable for roadside plantings.
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