Coreopsis tinctoria tall mixed

Coreopsis tinctoria tall mixed - Tickseed

2 yr olds seeds

An annual flower with yellow petals and a darker centre. Originates in the US as a wildflower known as tickseed for the fact that seeds can stick to people/clothes/pets! Considered a half-hardy to hardy annual depending on your location. Perfect for cut-flowers and as a bedding plant. Brilliant for butterflies. It can also be found in our butterfly mix!

I’ve also been reading that it’s good as a natural dye, I’ve not tried it personally yet but I will!

Genus: Coreopsis Species: tinctoria Variety: tall mixed

Colour: Yellow and mixed

Flowers: June, July, August, September, October

When to sow : Can be sown late summer/autumn (this will depend on your location so worth trying it as a “cool flower” and in early Spring to flower the same year.

Sow: Feb/March indoors , March/April/early May outdoors

Germination Instructions Can be started indoors in trays. (requires heat) Or can be sowed directly as soon as the ground warms up in spring. Surface or broadcast sow onto well prepared soil. Barely cover the seeds with soil. Germination can take up to 20 days. When seedlings are large enough to handle thin to 12in spacing.

Growing Instructions Prefers normal soil which is slightly moist at all times, may require staking. Like most wildflowers they do not like too rich a soil.

Cultivation Instructions Deadhead to encourage more blooms, all foliage will die back to the ground after first frosts.

Seed contents - approx 1,000 seeds ( weighed by grams)