AMERICAN DREAM TICKSEED
AMERICAN DREAM TICKSEED
Zones - 3-9
Description -
The only coreopsis with pink flowers resembles asters. Produces heavy crops of rosy daisies with yellow center. Flowers over a long season from mid summer through fall. Soft, fern-like foliage provides airy appearance. American native hybrid is drought tolerant and deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers well drained sites where it spreads by rhizome and self seeding. Herbaceous perennial. Full sun. Fast growth to 18 inches tall and as wide.
Key Benefits
Rosy-pink, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers cover the fine-textured foliage from summer to fall. A fine addition to perennial borders or mixed containers. Spreads slowly by rhizomes and self-seeding to form an effective small-scale ground cover.
Time of Flowering
Pink blooms in mid-summer to fall.
Average Landscape Size
Dense, bushy, slowly spreading clumps 10 to 18 in. tall.
Water Needs
Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy.
Sun Exposure
Full sun
Cold Hardiness
-40 to -30 F