Pink Tickseed
Coreopsis rosea
$17.98
A beautiful variety with a long, continuous blooming season; dense, bushy mounds of ferny green foliage are covered in blush pink, daisy-like blooms from early summer to fall; excellent as groundcover, borders or in beds; deadhead to promote new blooms
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Pink Tickseed is an open herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.
Ornamental Qualities
Pink Tickseed is smothered in stunning shell pink daisy flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its ferny leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Pink Tickseed will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity | with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions | but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is native to parts of North America. It can be propagated by division.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 24"Hx24"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are shell pink
Flowers from early summer to early fall
Attracts butterflies
Zone 4a
Likes well drained soil