Coreopsis tripteris - (Tall Tickseed)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️. Dry to medium soil. Thrives in poor, sandy or rocky soil.
SIZE: ⬆3-8 ft. ↔3-4 ft.
FLOWERS: Yellow blooms July-September
WILDLIFE: Attracts Butterflies and Birds
LARVAL HOST TO: Wavy-lined Emerald Moth, Common Tan Wave Moth.
ZONE: 3-9
DISTRIBUTION:AL , AR , CT , DC , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , WI , WV
A tower of golden yellow blooms that’s far too little seen in Gardens! A wonderful naturalizing plant for meadows and prairies. Grows naturally in moist meadows and along streams. The most impressive when planted in masses or left self seed in large areas or back of the plant beds. Deer, Drought, Clay soil, Dry soil, Shallow-rocky soil Tolerant.
The genus name ‘Coreopsis” comes from the Greek words koris meaning "bug" and opsis meaning "like" in reference to the shape of the seed which resembles a bug or tick. The specis name “tripteris” is a mix of the Latin “Tri” for three and “Pterus” for wing or feather refering to the appearance of the foliage that resemble feathers.
