T is for Tickseed
If I were in charge of naming plants,
I would call this pretty wildflower Sun Ray or maybe Sunny Days.
Unfortunately, it was named for the size and shape of its seeds.
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Native to North, Central, and South America, Tickseed's official name is Coreopsis.
The pink flowers in the background are Sweet William Dianthus.
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There are more than 100 named species of Tickseed.
These came from a packet of mixed wildflower seeds so
I do not know exactly which Tickseed they are.
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Hope you are having a bright, sunny day!
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I love wildflowers. I don't know if we have Tickseed in the Netherlands. I can't find it in my dictionary. Anyway it's a very beautiful flower.Thank you for sharing.Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteWil, ABCW Team.
Very sweet flower
ReplyDeleteVery heat tolerant flower. I take care of some roses at a museum and these flowers are planted there as well. They do very well with out much attendance.
ReplyDeleteThat is a TERRIBLE name for a pretty flower!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
I have always called these coreopsis and didn't know they had another name. You learn something new everyday.
ReplyDeletestopping by via Outdoor Wednesday. These are nice photos, I love the yellow. I am now on the lookout at my local nursery for them as I noted some comments about their heat tolerance and low maintenance needs. Perfect plant for me!
ReplyDeleteI have seen these pretty flowers but never knew their name.
ReplyDeleteAn Arkies Musings
Your pretty bright post added sunlight to my day. It is overcast here and hopfully rains.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, not such a nice name for a lovely flower!
ReplyDeleteYou're right - they need a new name! I only have the solid yellow ones. years ago, I dug some wild ones up on the side of the road (with a dark red center) but they only made it a couple of years in my garden. I think the soil was too rich for them!
ReplyDeleteLovely flower, whatever its name :)
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Love the flowers! But the name? I agree it's too ugly for such a pretty flower.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
Beautiful color and shape.
ReplyDeleteHey Lea,
We do trail ride. I have a grumpy paint named Buck-a-boo-boo that is my trail horse. Part mountain goat. My hubby calls him the spotted Ape.....
He washed out as a show horse because of his attitude. But, makes a really good trail horse because he's not scared of a lot of stuff.
That is a very pretty yellow. I have (or had) Coreopsis 'Jethrow Tull'..(how's that for a name?) growing in my garden, but he hasn't shown up yet this year. I planted that one because the home owner at a local garden tour said it was drought tolerant and easy to grow, and he liked it because it was named after his favorite rock band!
ReplyDeleteThere ARE many varieties of coreopsis. Yours is a beauty (I have no idea which it is, either!), and I know you are enjoying it! Thanks for your recent visit to "my place." :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers, fantastic colours, such images natures always enrapture:) Greetings
ReplyDeleteI didn't know they were called Tickseed - I grew some last year they certainly add a lovely patch of colour to the garden.
ReplyDeleteHi Lea! These are a beautiful flower, aren't they? I love to know the common names of flowers as well as the Latin and I didn't know this one before so thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, the common name doesn't do justice to this yellow beauty.
ReplyDeleteLove the top photo, Lea. Beautiful! And if people think this one has a horrible name, they haven't seen/heard of a puccoon! ;-)
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