The Southeast Native Plant Primer by Larry Mellichamp

Author:Larry Mellichamp
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2020-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Coreopsis pubescens

star tickseed

open woods

spring, summer, fall, winter

1–2 × 2–3 ft.

part sun to sun

Tickseed is just another common name for various coreopsis, a large and varied group with many great garden plants. Most have 1–2 in. wide bright flowers in the yellow range, often with maroon marking; many are short-lived perennials in the warm South. They are worth growing anyway. Hairy tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) is best represented by the compact, dazzling superstar ‘Sunshine Superman’. In its first year in a sunny, well-drained site, it can literally bloom all summer into fall if provided supplemental water. Tall coreopsis (C. tripteris) grows to 8 ft. or more, forming a large, spreading clump with many gray-green, 3-parted leaves and huge clusters of 2–3 in. wide flowers in midsummer. For that roomy spot in the sunny garden, its larger-than-life size is excellent. ‘Gold Standard’ tall coreopsis is a little shorter and long lived.

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