Threadleaf Tickseed

Threadleaf Tickseed

Common name: Threadleaf tickseed, whorled coreopsis, whorled tickseed

Scientific name: Coreopsis verticillata

Family: Aster, Daisy, or Composite; Asteraceae

Bloom period: May to as late as first frost.

Where to see it: Coreopsis are planted along the edges of the Village Green garden.

What to look for: Whorled coreopsis’s pale yellow flowers are borne above delicate, needlelike foliage.

Benefit to pollinators: This coreopsis attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. Birds eat the seeds.

More information: Some Native American tribes applied boiled coreopsis seeds to painful areas of their bodies to relieve ailments such as rheumatism.