Cream & Red Tickseed is a tidy perennial native with a mounding habit. The narrow deep green foliage is topped with daisy-like creamy yellow flowers with dark red centers all summer. Prefers full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Cream & Red is mildew resistant, and has drought and road salt tolerance.
Type: |
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Origins: |
NA Native Hybrid |
Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
Spread: |
1’ - 1.5' |
Spacing: |
1’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow+Red |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Can be an aggressive self-seeder- deadhead in spring to encourage extended bloom and prevent spreading. Crown rot may occur in moist, poorly-drained soils. Foliage decline may occur in hot summers if the soil is allowed to dry out. Snails and slugs can be a problem.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings.
COMPANION PLANTS: Switch Grass, Coneflower, Avens
IMAGES: Gennady Grachev from Moscow, Russia, VDNH 260 (10656316564), CC BY 2.0, (2) PumpkinSky, Coreopsis tinctoria cultivar Uptick Cream and Red 10, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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