Despite its delicate look, it is as drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant as any other Coreopsis species. Many species of coreopsis bloom this time of year but perhaps none is more charming than the lacy-leafed perennial ground cover, Coreopsis verticillata. Its death is briefly mourned since it self-sows and also spreads vegetatively through underground rhizomes.
Additionally, Coreopsis is a robust bloomer that I have seen flower practically non-stop for up to two years. As a bonus, coreopsis attracts beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings, while both coreopsis and lantana are visited by birds and butterflies of every description. The orange-yellow or golden-yellow you see in classic coreopsis species may also be found in certain low-growing and compact bush lantana cultivars such as ‘Sunburst’ and ‘New Gold.’ Coreopsis and lantana are among a small minority of long-flowering perennials that can handle heavy soil or, in other words, soil that drains slowly due its clay content.
Reaching up to two feet in height with a spread of three feet, it evokes the carefree English garden look. As a rule, large-flowered tickseed grows with weedlike profusion in every type of soil as long as drainage is adequate. That being said, there are seven species of California native Coreopsis (recently reclassified in the closely related Leptosyne genus). It has also naturalized in parts of California. Beautiful sunny yellow flower Coreopsis grandiflora against a blue sky.Ĭoreopsis grandiflora is a perennial native to the Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest. Incidentally, the most widely grown orchid, Phalaenopsis, is named for the appearance of its flower, as phalain means “moth” in Greek, and so the moniker of “moth orchid” came into being. Koris means “bug” in Greek and opsis means “having the appearance of.” The particular bug that coreopsis seeds resemble is a tick hence its common name. Coreopsis gets its common name from the shape of its seeds. The most commonly grown species is known as large-flowered tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora). Vaningen’s species is plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria). Vaningen’s coreopsis plants display flowers with bold red markings at the base of their yellow-orange petals it’s the petal color most frequently seen in coreopsis species, although other shades of yellow and occasionally red and pink petals on select varieties and hybrids are also seen. I, too, planted Stargazer lilies under a small tree and they bloomed spectacularly despite receiving only a few hours of partial afternoon sun. She asked if the bulbs benefited from the shade of the wildflower plants and I believe the answer is yes. This was done in mid-May, at the same time and in the same bed where she planted lily bulbs, including the Stargazer variety. I thought of it after receiving a photo taken by Linda Vaningen that featured coreopsis flowering prolifically, the result of successful germination of the seeds of California pollinator plants she had sprinkled over the area.
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