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Coreopsis tinctoria
Plains Coreopsis; Golden Tickseed; Dyer's Coreopsis

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DERIVATION
Coreopsis - meaning bug-like, referring to the achenes which look like ticks
tinctoria - Indicates a plant used in dyeing or has a sap which can stain
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THIS PLANT The flowers of this plant can be used to dye wool or silk, yarn or fabric, that has been pre-treated with alum, a golden-brown color.
FAMILY Asteraceae (Aster Family)  Other Plants in the Aster Family
HABIT Herbaceous
GROWTH FORM Upright
RANGE North America (except Utah, Nevada and Vermont)
LEAF TYPE Deciduous
FLOWERS Yellow;gold;red;purple (;)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 8 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SOIL Thrives in poor soils, but needs good drainage
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection | Dye Plant
COMMON NAME(S) Plains Coreopsis | Golden Tickseed | Dyer's Coreopsis
Location Map for Coreopsis tinctoria (Plains Coreopsis; Golden Tickseed; Dyer's Coreopsis) - 8 Map Locations Found
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Individual Locations for Coreopsis tinctoria: More Locations
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Accession
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Year Location
980209*1 1998 Plains Garden
980209*2 1998 Plains Garden
No
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190650*1 2019 Seed
191457*1 2019 Chatfield Historic Farm, Dye Garden
200812*1 2020 Mordecai Childrens G
No
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202698*1 2020 East Josephine
203348*1 2020 Chatfield Prairie Garden
210702*1 2021 Plains Garden
210702*2 2021 Plains Garden
210702*3 2021 Plains Garden
No
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220027*1 2022 Plains Garden

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Coreopsis tinctoria has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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  FRUITING:
When Coreopsis tinctoria has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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