Coreopsis is a Greek word meaning “bug-like” and was conferred on the daisy-like flower due to the resemblance its seeds have to ticks. The botanical name Coreopsis is used more often than the common ...

It’s time to consider coreopsis. No garden should be without it. I thought of it after receiving a photo taken by Linda Vaningen that featured coreopsis flowering prolifically, the result of ...

Amid the seasonal scruffiness, there are signs of life in our garden. The giant coreopsis, which was looking seriously dead, has decided to leaf out. Although it's not supposed to get summer water, we ...

Coreopsis, otherwise known as tickseed, is a genus of flowering plants native to North and South America, with over 100 species available and countless hybrids. Its off-putting common name, 'tickseed, ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Tall coreopsis, (Coreopsis tripteris), is a beautiful ...

Too early to talk spring flowers? I don’t think so. Although mid-April is the agreed-upon safe planting time for tender annuals and perennials, March is the ideal time to start flower bed preparations ...

Coreopsis are yellow, right? Not this one. Bred from a chance hybrid at a Rhode Island nursery called Limerock Plant Farm, Coreopsis `Limerock Ruby’ has a bright red daisylike flower with a yellow ...

Q: I have quite a few coreopsis plants that have died or have just a few yellow flowers on them. Other years they have been full of color. They started out this year doing alright, but now I have some ...