Coreopsis Lanceolata Live Plant – Laceleaf Tickseed – Full Sun Perennial

Overview

Introduce a burst of cheerful yellow to your landscape with the coreopsis lanceolata live plant, commonly known as Laceleaf Tickseed. This charming perennial flowering plant is native to North America and highly valued for its prolific, long-lasting blooms and ease of care. Our healthy starter plants are meticulously cultivated, ensuring they are ready to thrive in your garden. The coreopsis lanceolata live plant forms an attractive mounding habit, typically reaching 16-26 inches tall and spreading up to 32 inches wide, providing a substantial visual impact. Blooming consistently from June through September, this plant offers a continuous display of bright, daisy-like flowers. It’s an ideal choice for gardeners seeking a resilient and visually appealing addition that also supports local ecosystems by attracting beneficial insects.

Laceleaf tickseed perennial is renowned for its adaptability and hardiness. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting, this plant offers a rewarding growing experience. Its vibrant flowers not only beautify your space but also serve as a vital food source for pollinators. This robust plant establishes quickly, transforming your garden into a lively haven of color and activity. The cheerful disposition of Coreopsis Lanceolata makes it a favorite for various garden designs, from formal borders to informal cottage gardens.

Key Benefits

The coreopsis lanceolata live plant offers a multitude of advantages for any garden setting, combining aesthetic appeal with ecological benefits and straightforward maintenance. Its enduring charm and resilience make it a standout choice for diverse landscaping needs.

• Attracts Pollinators: This plant is a magnet for bees and butterflies, contributing to the health of your local ecosystem. Its vibrant blooms provide a consistent nectar source throughout the summer months, making it a valuable addition for those looking to support biodiversity.
• Long Blooming Season: Enjoy continuous blooms from June through September. The extended flowering period ensures your garden remains colorful and lively for a significant portion of the growing season, offering sustained visual interest.
• Low Maintenance: Coreopsis Lanceolata is incredibly easy to care for, requiring minimal attention once established. It tolerates various conditions and is an excellent choice for busy gardeners or those new to plant care, allowing you more time to enjoy your garden.
• Drought Tolerant: Once established, this perennial is remarkably drought-resistant, flourishing even with minimal water. This makes it a sustainable choice for water-wise gardening and ensures its beauty persists through drier periods.
• Versatile Landscaping: Perfect for mass planting, garden borders, rock gardens, or container arrangements. Its adaptable nature allows it to fit seamlessly into diverse garden designs, providing flexibility for your creative landscaping ideas.
• Cold Hardy: Demonstrates good cold-hardiness down to USDA Zone 6, ensuring it can withstand colder temperatures and reliably return year after year, offering long-term beauty and value.
• Vibrant Aesthetic Appeal: The cheerful yellow, daisy-like flowers add a bright and uplifting touch to any garden space, creating a joyful and inviting atmosphere. The attractive foliage complements the blooms, enhancing its overall ornamental value.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your coreopsis lanceolata live plant is straightforward, making it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced gardeners. This perennial thrives with basic attention, rewarding you with abundant blooms. For optimal growth, ensure your Coreopsis receives at least six hours of direct sunlight daily; it truly flourishes in full sun perennials conditions. Good air circulation is also beneficial to prevent fungal issues. When planting, space individual plants approximately 30 inches apart to allow for their mature spread and provide adequate room for growth.

Watering is crucial during the plant’s establishment phase. During its first year, water regularly to help it develop a robust root system. Once established, Coreopsis Lanceolata becomes quite drought-tolerant, requiring only occasional watering or more frequently during prolonged dry spells. Overwatering should be avoided, as it can lead to root rot. Well-draining soil is paramount for this plant’s health. It prefers average to poor soil conditions, as long as drainage is excellent. Amending heavy clay soils with organic matter can improve drainage. Fertilization is generally not heavily required; a light application of a balanced, slow-release granular fertilizer in spring is usually sufficient to support vigorous growth and flowering. Deadheading spent blooms will encourage continuous flowering throughout the season and maintain a tidy appearance. This practice also prevents the plant from self-seeding excessively, if desired.

The laceleaf tickseed perennial is generally pest and disease resistant, but watch for common garden pests like aphids, which can be managed with insecticidal soap. Fungal diseases are rare if proper air circulation and drainage are maintained. Coreopsis is hardy to USDA Zone 6, meaning it can tolerate winter temperatures down to -10°F to 0°F. In colder zones, consider providing a layer of mulch for winter protection. Propagating can be done by division in early spring or by collecting seeds in late summer. This easy to grow coreopsis makes it simple to expand your garden or share with friends.

Size & Details

Each coreopsis lanceolata live plant will arrive as a healthy starter plant, well-rooted in a 1-inch diameter nursery container, ready for transplanting into your garden or a larger pot. The seedling size may vary slightly, reflecting the natural diversity of live plants, but each is carefully selected for vitality. Upon maturity, this laceleaf tickseed perennial typically reaches a height of 16 to 26 inches with a spread of up to 32 inches, forming an attractive, mounding habit. Its moderate growth rate ensures it establishes quickly in your garden, providing beauty within its first year.

The plant’s vibrant yellow flowers are approximately 1-2 inches in diameter, creating a cheerful display. It thrives in full sun conditions and is suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 6 through 9. This plant is a long-lived perennial, returning reliably year after year with proper care. It’s an excellent candidate for various planting schemes, from mass plantings that create a sea of yellow to individual accents in mixed containers. The robust root system ensures a smooth transition to its new home, making it an ideal choice for gardeners seeking reliable and attractive blooms. You will be delighted with the ease of care and the consistent beauty of this pollinator friendly plants.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this coreopsis lanceolata live plant get? A: This plant typically grows to a height of 16-26 inches and can spread up to 32 inches wide, forming a beautiful mounding habit in your garden.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: The coreopsis lanceolata live plant you receive will be a healthy starter plant, well-rooted in a 1-inch diameter nursery container, ready for transplanting.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: Coreopsis Lanceolata is an outdoor perennial plant, best suited for garden beds, borders, and outdoor containers where it can receive ample sunlight. It is one of the best full sun perennials.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: This plant thrives in full sun, requiring at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day to produce the most abundant blooms.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, Coreopsis Lanceolata is known for being a very low-maintenance and easy to grow coreopsis, making it suitable for gardeners of all experience levels.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your plant will arrive as a healthy, well-rooted starter plant, carefully packaged to ensure its safe journey. Minor stress from shipping is normal, but it will quickly recover with proper care.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: This perennial typically blooms from June through September. Depending on when you plant it, you may see blooms in its first year, especially if planted in spring.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: Coreopsis Lanceolata is cold-hardy down to USDA Zone 6, meaning it can withstand winter temperatures in many regions and return reliably each spring.
• Q: Can I use this plant to attract pollinators? A: Absolutely! This is one of the most effective pollinator friendly plants, highly attractive to bees and butterflies, making it excellent for supporting local wildlife.
• Q: What type of soil does it prefer? A: It prefers well-drained soil and can tolerate average to poor soil conditions, as long as there is good drainage.