| Coreopsis tripteris - Tickseed
 This plant can grow very tall in good garden conditions, 
                            so be prepared to stake it if you apply fertilizer 
                            to your garden. But this plant will also do well in 
                            poorer soils, where it can bring colour to the less 
                            cared-for part of your garden. A good candidate for naturalizing, so if you don't 
                            want seedlings, dead-head during the growing season 
                            or scratch out the seedlings in the spring. It is 
                            a great plant for the back of the border and makes 
                            a good cut flower. Our picture was taken in mid September, so it is 
                            past it peak blooming period. By the way, Jim is 6'4" 
                            tall.  
 Ideal conditions: full sun; dry 
                            to medium well drained soil; happy in poor dry soil, 
                            though plants will be sparser; heat and drought tolerant Ideas and companions:
 Height: 60-200+ cm (24" - 7'+), 
                            depends on amount of moist and soil fertility; will 
                            likely flop in too rich or moist a soil Flowers: yellow, daisy-like; July 
                            to September Coldest zone: 3 (find 
                            your zone; further info on plant hardiness) Season of interest: from midsummer 
                            to frost Native to: eastern half of North 
                            America [image 
                            plus a map showing its distribution in North America] 
 
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