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Coreopsis (tickseed) from seed
Coreopsis spp. · also searched as tickseed
- Germination temperature
- 65 to 75°F (18 to 24°C)
- Sowing depth
- cover or leave exposed
- Days to germinate
- 9 to 12 days
- Light
- Either; light is not critical
- Before sowing
- Nothing needed
- Sow outdoors
- 2 to 0 weeks before the last frost
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Sowing
Sow in spring (Iowa State): 9 to 12 days at 65 to 75°F.
Care and transplanting
Deadhead for more bloom.
Problems
Short-lived in wet soil; divide plants every couple of years.
Saving seed
Collect from dry heads; many hybrids do not come true.