(Coreopsis)

Image the warm, vivid color of a guava's flesh on a tickseed with yellow foliage and you have 'Tropical Lemonade'. An herbaceous perennial selected by Terra Nova Nurseries of Canby, Oregon, this is a dwarf cultivar with limited winter cold tolerance. Continuously flowering in summer, the coral-orange petals surround a dark orange-red disk, attracting butterflies and bees. Promptly trimming off spent flowers promotes new flushes of flowers until earliest fall. The leaves are golden-green, but have...

(Coreopsis, Hybrid Tickseed)

Plants in the Big Bang Series are very showy, tough and hardy perennials, truly living up to the name in the landscape. The result of a string of complex hybrids developed by breeder Darrell Probst, they are upright perennials that flower profusely in a wide range of more unique colors for tickseeds. From midsummer to late fall or frost there will be repeated flushes of flowers, and plants will have finest continued blooming if spent flowers are removed after the heav initial flowering.

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(Coreopsis, Hybrid Tickseed)

Plants in the Limerock Series are very showy, short-lived perennials. In summer, they produce tidy mounded plants, with deeply divided medium green foliage, and put forth many pretty daisies of cream, dark rose pink and ruby red. Plants will continue blooming if their spent flowers are removed.

Like most Coreopsis, these do best in sites with full to part sun and well drained, average soil. They make great additions to sunny perennial borders and containers, and their flowers are highly...

(Lobed Coreopsis)

Lobed tickseed is a tall, perennial that spreads slowly by rhizomes. This native of the southeastern United States has soft, medium green foliage and puts forth tall stems topped with single golden daisies in early to midsummer. Bloom time will be extended if spent flowers are removed. This heat tolerant perennial does best in sites with full sun and fertile soil. They are well suited to wildflower gardens and informal perennial borders.

(Autumn Blush Tickseed, Lobed Coreopsis, Lobed Tickseed)

The coreopsis cultivar, ‘Autumn Blush,’ descended from an herbaceous perennial native to the southeastern U.S., has bi-colored petals and long bloom The plant is rhizomatous (spreads by underground stems) and upright leafy branching stems that bloom in late spring to early fall with a profusion of flowers that are a light peachy yellow with read centers. The flowers develop a wine-rose blush in the cool days of fall.

Like most coreopsis, ‘Autumn Blush’ grows and flowers best in full to part sun...

(Elfin Gold Lobed Tickseed, Lobed Coreopsis, Lobed Tickseed)

The diminutive coreopsis cultivar ‘Elfin Gold,’ descended from an herbaceous perennial native to the southeastern U.S. It is notable for bright color and long bloom The plant is rhizomatous (spreads by underground stems) with upright leafy branching stems that bloom in late spring to early fall with a profusion of flowers that are yellow orange.

Like most coreopsis, ‘Elfin Gold’ grows and flowers best in full to part sun and well drained, average soil. It will continue to bloom as long as spent...

(Dwarf Lobed Tickseed, Lobed Coreopsis, Lobed Tickseed)

Dwarf lobed tickseed is a low growing, perennial that spreads slowly by rhizomes. This native of the southeastern United States has soft, medium green foliage and puts forth short stems topped with single golden orange daisies in early to midsummer. Bloom time will be extended if spent flowers are removed. This heat tolerant perennial does best in sites with full sun and fertile soil. It is suited to wildflower gardens and informal perennial borders.

(Lobed Coreopsis, Lobed Tickseed, Zamphir Tickseed)

Lobed coreopsis is an herbaceous perennial grown for its long-blooming masses of cheery orange-yellow daisies in late spring and summer. Unlike other cultivars of this Southeast United States native, 'Zamphir' has flowers with trumpet-shaped "petals". The rounded, lobed leaves are medium-green.

Grow this low-maintenance plant in well-drained soil and sun. It tolerates humidity and moderate drought. Shear it back in midsummer if it sprawls. This long-lived plant is perfect in meadows, as edging...

(Large-flowered Coreopsis, Largeflower Tickseed)

The specific name "grandiflora" means large-flowered, so it should come as no surprise that this lovely perennial has big bold flowers.

Large-flowered coreopsis is native to central and eastern North America. It puts forth substantial clumps of medium green foliage in spring. In late spring to early summer it becomes covered with many single golden daisies with fringed petal edges. The blooms stand erect on stiff leafless stems, attract butterflies and will continue blooming if deadheaded regularly....

(Large-flowered Coreopsis)

The single golden daisies of Sunny Day will add a flash of bright color to any sunny border. This patented Ball introduction flowers earlier than other large-flowered coreopsis, boasts a neat upright habit and is heavy-flowering.

Large-flowered coreopsis is native to central and eastern North America. It puts forth substantial clumps of medium green foliage in spring. In late spring to early summer it becomes covered with many single golden daisies with fringed petal edges. The blooms stand...