UpTick Yellow and Red Tickseed
Coreopsis 'Baluptowed'
Ball
UpTick Series
A tidy, mounded variety, covered with striking, daisy-like yellow flowers with gold eyes and contrasting deep red rings; tolerant of pests and drier soils; thriving in sandy and rocky soils; great as edging, or in containers; needs good drainage
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
UpTick Yellow and Red Tickseed is an open herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.
Ornamental Qualities
UpTick Yellow and Red Tickseed is smothered in stunning yellow daisy flowers with gold eyes and a dark red ring at the ends of the stems from late spring to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain emerald green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
UpTick Yellow and Red Tickseed will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity | with a spread of 14 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions | but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH | but grows best in poor soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 14"Hx14"W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are yellow
Flowers from late spring to early fall
Attracts bees; butterflies
Zone 4b
Likes well drained soil


