Photo credit
Carl Lewis, CC BY 2.0, Original photo
Whorled Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata
Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 15 kinds of specialist bees
- Flower color
- Yellow
- Bloom
- May to July
- Leaves
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5–3 feet
- Spread
- 17–24 inches
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to moist
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Container Gardening with Native Plants (2025)
- Container size
- Not recordedMeasure your pot’s depth; we can’t confirm this pot yet.
Native to South Carolina (estimated from a national checklist)