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a flower so cheerful it's practically illegal, named after the bug-shaped seeds it leaves behind
means Coreopsis is a genus of bright daisy-like flowering plants, usually golden-yellow, popular in gardens and often called tickseed.
from From Greek 'koris' (a bug, specifically a tick or bedbug) plus 'opsis' (appearance, look) — literally 'bug-like,' because the small flat seeds were thought to resemble ticks. The genus was named in the 18th century by Linnaeus, and the same insectile resemblance gives the plant its common English name, tickseed.
- name origin
- Greek for tick, after its seed's shape
- nickname
- called tickseed across most of America
- state flower
- Florida's official wildflower since 1991
- natural dye
- petals yield rich reds and oranges
- pollinator magnet
- butterflies and bees swarm it relentlessly
coreopsis tinctoria — plains coreopsis native to central north america, produces bright red and yellow flowers
coreopsis verticillata — threadleaf coreopsis from southeastern united states, blooms continuously through summer with fine feathery foliage
coreopsis grandiflora — large-flowered coreopsis from southeastern us, cultivated variety 'sunburst' is popular ornamental