Tickseed

Tickseed (Coreopsis) - Showy N. American herbs, perennial or annual; the annuals being pretty summer flowers, and the perennials valuable late-blooming plants. One of the best of the perennials is C. auriculata, about 2 feet high, with a spreading growth, and bearing in autumn abundance of rich yellow blossoms on slender stalks. Nearly allied and similar to it is C. lanceolata, an equally showy plant, also delighting in a rich, damp soil. C. rosea is a neat and pretty plant. C. verticillata (tenuifolia) is a pretty plant, with elegant feathery foliage and rich golden-yellow blossoms from summer till autumn. It is less robust than the taller kinds, and therefore requires a more select spot, such as the front rows of a mixed border or parts of the rock garden. The annuals are among the showiest summer flowers; being hardy, they make a fine display in spring form seeds sown in September; while an almost continuous bloom may be had from July to October by sowing successively from early March till the middle of June in ordinary garden soil—that of a moist description being preferable for the spring sowings. The following are the principal annuals: C. aristosa, 2 to 3 feet high, with large golden-yellow blossoms; C. Atkinsoniana, 1 to 3 feet high, flowers orange-yellow spotted with brown in centre; C. coronata, orange-yellow, with a circle of brownish-crimson in centre; C. Drummondi, 1 to 1 1/2 feet high, golden-yellow; C. tinctoria, 1 to 3 feet high, flowers crimson-brown tipped with orange-yellow.

Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) Hall - giant coreopsis

Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) Hall - giant coreopsis

Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) Hall - giant coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata L. - lanceleaf tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. - golden tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata L. - lanceleaf tickseed

Coreopsis Grandiflora - A very fine showy plant. It fully deserves its name, as its flowers are very much larger than those of any other Coreopsis grown in gardens. Even if we come to treat it entirely as an annual, this will not detract from its value, for it is a graceful flower and worthy of special care. Raising a batch of seedlings once a year is easily done. The seed may be sown at any time in spring, and strong plants be ready to put out into their flowering quarters in autumn. Its handsome flowers are borne on strong stems 12 to 18 inches in length. In the garden the flowers are brilliant and long-lasting, and they are also valuable for cutting.

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