Gold Standard Tall Tickseed is a sturdy upright clumping perennial with narrow aromatic green foliage that does not flop regardless of height. Its large yellow daisy-like flowers with black center disks bloom heavily from late summer well into fall. Prefers full sun and dry to medium well-drained soil. Drought, humidity, and road salt tolerance. Gold Standard has excellent disease.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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Eastern N. America; GA Native
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Height:
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5' - 6'
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Spread:
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2’ - 3'
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Spacing:
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2’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Yellow
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Gold Standard is a non-aggressive variety. Crown rot may occur in moist, poorly-drained soils. Foliage decline may occur in hot summers if the soil is allowed to dry out. Snails and slugs can be a problem.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Switch Grass, Coneflower, Avens
IMAGES: Nucatum amygdalarum, Coreopsis tripteris 2019 09 21 Kumpula 0112, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Cephas, Coreopsis tripteris JRVdH 02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Frank Mayfield, Coreopsis tripteris TALL COREOPSIS
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
