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Prairie Coreopsis

Prairie Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata)
Jim Pisarowicz · Public domain
Prairie Coreopsis in flower
In flower · (c) aarongunnar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY

Coreopsis palmata

Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.

Short yellow prairie flower for a dry edge

EasyFlowers
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry–medium
Mature size
1–2 ft
Spacing
12 in
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Jun–Jul
How it spreads
Rhizomes
What to buy
Plants.
When to plant
Plant May or September.

In the design

Shorter and drier than lance leaf tickseed. It will make a patch. That is useful where lawn came out.

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