Coreopsis tripteris

Also Known As

Tall Tickseed
Tickseed

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 4'-8'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

4a-8b

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Coreopsis tripteris plant details

Coreopsis tripteris is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees, birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - low water. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Coreopsis tripteris

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 4 FT - 8 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, long-blooming, native plant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Coreopsis tripteris

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: heat and humidity
Soil needs: gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Coreopsis tripteris is a tall, vertical tickseed that towers over other members of the genus at almost six feet with linear green to blue green leaves and masses of classic bright yellow coneflowers with brown centres from mid summer to early fall. Combine with fall asters and Japanese anemone. A great late season eastern North American native for bees. It is rhizomatous with clumps increasing in size each year though plants are not invasive.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

From our mid-western plains and prairies, the sturdy 4-8' stems are topped with an abundant crop of 2" butter-yellow late summer daisy flowers that will attract butterflies and birds, create your own prairie by planting these with Echinacea, Asters, Milkweed and grasses. S/M

By: Forestfarm

This lofty North American native yields a sea of dark-centered yellow daisies dancing atop strong, upright stems, which branch high up and impart an airy stature. Tall Tickseed is easy to grow and is most at home in a meadowlike setting, juxtaposed with the blue blades of Panicum 'Cloud Nine' and purple flowered Aster turbinellus.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

A tall bright yellow "daisy" for late summer on 4-6' willowy, but very sturdy stems. Graceful and natural in habit, bamboo-like some would say, it is lovely combined with Vernonias and ornamental grasses and Daylillies.