Also called Large Flowered Tickseed, American Tickseed, Big Flowered Tickseed, Large Flower Tickseed, Tickseed, Large Flowered Coreopsis, Sun Up Tickseed
Largeflower tickseed is a North American perennial with bright yellow daisy-like flowers, usually growing about 60 cm tall. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and it attracts bees and butterflies.
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained garden soil; tolerates poor and sandy soils.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters (USDA zones about 4 to 9); protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Canada to U.S.A.
Climate
temperate
About
Coreopsis grandiflora is a North American species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed. It is found in eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick) and much of the United States, especially the south-central part of the country (Oklahoma, Arkansas, etc.). The species is widely cultivated in China and naturalized there.
Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial herb sometimes greater than 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It produces yellow ray and disc flowers. Its native habitats include prairies, glades, open woods, thickets, roadsides and open ground. The Latin specific epithet grandiflora means large-flowered. The plant attracts bees and butterflies.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coreopsis grandiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.