General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 30-36 inches
Plant Spread: 18-20 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 68-77*F
Days to germinate: 21-30 days
Depth to plant seed: surface sow, cover lightly with vermiculite
Suitable for wintersowing
Start indoors
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Bigflower Coreopsis
  • Largeflowered Tickseed
  • Tickseed Coreopsis
  • Large-Flowered Tickseed
  • Tickseed

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Location: Mentor on the Lake
Date: 2018-09-01
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lovesblooms On March 1, 2020 Seeds sown
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winter sown
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