Threadleaf Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Airy, threadleaf foliage smothered in small yellow daisies for months. Drought-proof once established and slowly colonizes to form a soft mound.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2.5–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, GA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NE, NY, SC, TN, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Coreopsis species
- Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
- Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris)
- Greater Tickseed (Coreopsis major)
- Stiff Tickseed (Coreopsis palmata)
- Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea)