Redshift Tickseed is a mounding perennial with narrow bright green foliage. Its daisy-like flowers with bright yellow disks start out buttery yellow with deep red centers that spreads out and turns the rest of the flower ruby red as the temperatures cool and bloom continuously from mid summer into fall. Prefers full sun and dry to medium well-drained soil. Drought, humidity, and road salt tolerance.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
NA Native (C. rosea) Hybrid |
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Height: |
2' - 2.5' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 1.5' |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow/Red |
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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, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings.
COMPANION PLANTS: Switch Grass, Coneflower, Avens
IMAGES: Peter Stevens, Last of the coreopsis, (2) Andrey Zharkikh, 2009.08.06_17.24.39_CIMG2219, (3) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Big Bang Coreopsis, (2) Big Bang Tickseed, (4) Photo by Proven Winners, Redshift Tickseed
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
