Douglas's Tickseed
Coreopsis douglasii
Douglas's tickseed is a diminutive California annual that paints spring slopes and flats with bright yellow blooms. A tiny but vivid native for sunny, well-drained sites.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA
Related native plants
More Coreopsis species
- Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
- Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris)
- Greater Tickseed (Coreopsis major)
- Stiff Tickseed (Coreopsis palmata)
- Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea)