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Coreopsis tripteris - Tall Tickseed
Coreopsis tripteris - Tall Tickseed
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Sizes available: True gallon
Basics: zones 3-8, 48-72" x 36", full sun to light shade, tall and willowy with yellow daisy blooms in mid-late summer to early fall, likes consistent moisture and well-drained soil, but is drought tolerant once established.
Common names: Tall Tickseed
Origin/Distribution: eastern North America from Ontario and Quebec to Pennsylvania and down into northern Florida, also moves west to Wisconsin and east Texas but is not native to Maine
Habitat: open woods, meadows, sunny stream banks, limestone, old field, roadside edge and railroad beds
More: C. tripteris is a host plant for several moth species including the Common Tan Wave Moth, Pleuroprucha insulsaria, which is native to Maine. Pollinators enjoy the flowers. This plant is a beautiful but strong grower with re-seeding tendencies (so deadhead spent blooms if necessary). Good companions are Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Monarda fistulosa, and Eutrochium maculatum. See a theme here? Grow strong growers with other strong growers in a meadow situation. Has been used medicinally. I think it has potential as a cut flower, but I have not experimented with it yet.
Source: Van Berkum
Picture: Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH, From my personal experience, C. tripteris is a paler yellow than pictured.
