Coreopsis verticillata
Whorled Coreopsis, Thread-leaf Coreopsis, Whorled Tickseed, Thread-leaved Coreopsis, Thread-leaved Tickseed, Tickseed
Description
Rhizomatous perennial plant with a compact, bushy habit, prized for its summer flowering, which manifests itself in a profusion of daisy-shaped flowers in shining colours borne by branching stems and well liked by pollinating insects. Rustic, it tolerates temporary summer drought. During the winter period it goes into vegetative rest, withstanding low temperatures and vegetating again the following spring. Tolerates temporary summer drought.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Coreopsis
- Species
- Coreopsis verticillata
Accepted name: Anacis verticillata
Synonyms of Anacis verticillata (3)
- Bidens selenactis
- Coreopsis tenuifolia
- Gyrophyllum verticillatum
