Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Coreopsis tinctoria is the scientific name for the native species more commonly known as commonly as Plains Coreopsis, Garden Tickseed, Golden Tickseed, or Calliopsis. Plains Coreopsis is a self-seeding annual forb commonly found in Canada (from Quebec to British Columbia), northeast Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), and most of the United States, but most especially in the Great Plains and Southern States.

In its native habitat, this species typically prefers to grow to 3-4 feet tall in moist, sandy or clay soil in habitats such as prairies, savannas but plants will happily grow in human-disturbed areas such as roadsides, ditches, and agricultural pastures.

Coreopsis tinctoria is pollinated by a wide variety of insects, including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies and beetles. Coreopsis tinctoria serves as a larval host plant for various insects, such as Wavy-lined Emerald Moth or Camouflaged Looper as a caterpillar (Synchlora aerata) and Dimorphic Gray Moth (Tornos scolopacinarius) which are both species of moths of the Geometridae family. also hosted by Plains Coreopsis is the broad leaf beetle species scientifically named Calligrapha californica.

Excellent as a pioneer plant Plains Coreopsis along with Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), and Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)

Plant Details:

USDA Zones: 3 - 10

Germination Needs: No Treatment Needed, Seed needs light to germinate, surface sow and bottom water for best results.

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium, Medium Dry, Dry

Plant Spacing: 1 - 2 feet

Height: 3-4 feet

Bloom time: June, July, August, September

Bloom Color: Yellow/Burgandy

Advantages:

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perches.

Deer Resistant: Yes

Native to or present in: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington State, Oregon and California.

This species is present in all states aside from Nevada and is mostly introduced east of the Mississippi River, and in the Southwest 

Seed Count: 25+

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Packet quantities:

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All of our native seed is hand reared, hand-picked, and hand packed from native prairies under our exclusive management, never breaking chain of custody from the field until it is sent to you. Each packet is hand prepared for shipment by us, directly.

Small seed species will contain greater than 20-25 seed

Large seed species will contain greater than 10-15 seed

All packets are individually marked at the bottom of the front label with expected count, however most if not all packets will have many more than the minimum count by default.

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