Lanceleaf Tickseed

Perennial • $6, 4-inch pot

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Height	2 to 3 ft
Spacing	1 to 2 ft
Sun Exposure	Full to Part Sun
Soil Moisture	Medium-Dry to Dry
Bloom Color	Yellow
Bloom Time	May, June, July
Companion Plantings	Whorled Milkweed, Bee Balm, Baptisia australis
Special Attributes

Coreopsis lanceolata

The common name “Tickseed” refers to the similar appearance of this plant’s seeds to ticks, but these beautiful and long-blooming wildflowers do not attract ticks to your yard. Dead-heading spent flowers will extend the already long bloom time. Lanceleaf Tickseed is attractive to many types of pollinators and is a host to a handful of butterfly and moth species. This clump-forming perennial will re-seed in optimal growing conditions.

This plant may need dividing every 2-to-3 years to keep vigorous. Lanceleaf Tickseed will grow to about 2 feet in height but can get taller in drier conditions that lack heavy competition; plants can be cut back mid-summer if growth is too aggressive. Mammalian herbivores may sometimes munch on this plant.

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