As I was touring the garden to get pictures for yesterday’s post, I realized just how many different Tickseed’s I’ve collected. And admittedly, all but two were bought this year! I do seem to have gone a little tickseed crazy
Also known as Coreopsis, they are a wonderful plant that starts blooming in early summer and goes right to the frost. You don’t have to deadhead them to keep them blooming, but I try to. You get more blooms that way and the plant looks tidier. They aren’t super tall, making them perfect for the front of a border where you want a big pop of colour. They do get nice and dense, and are really easy to split up – so you can spread them all around the garden or share them with friends!
There’s some debate weather those pink shades will make it through winter. Apparently they are newer hybrids and aren’t as winter hardy as the reds and yellows. I’ll give them a little extra mulch and keep my fingers crossed, because boy are they pretty!
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Your gardens are so beautiful! After seeing your tickseed, I’m going to buy some next year and see how they do. We have clay soil and some flowers just don’t like that.
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They are beautiful.
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Lovely, just lovely.
We think they need to update the name; tickseed isn’t user friendly at all.
Something sexier, like “Petal Pretties”.
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My grandmother loved those. She always had a bed full of them around her pool. I don’t think she had as many varieties though. Hers were mostly just yellow.
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You have a beautiful collection! I had never heard them called anything but coreopsis until I started reading about them in your gardens.
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Just beware that if your coreopsis plants get mildew you can lose all of them before you even realize they are infected. Trust me, I know. Here is what Google says about it:
Downy mildew caused by species of Peronospora, Bremia, Plasmopara, and Basidiophora has become a serious problem in the ornamental industry. The pathogens are obligate parasites that infect certain species of ornamentals selectively.
Wet weather which we rarely get in central Texas brought this mildew and really took all the plants in less than a day. I haven’t planted any since; too sad. I know you keep really close watch on your gardens but be aware!
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I can sure see why you like them! I need to find some , too.
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The colors are beautiful–I hope they do all make it through the winter!
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