Coreopsis tinctoria: Uses (Ethnobotany)
Amerindians used root tea for diarrhea and as an emetic. Flowers boiled in water used as a tea to strengthen the blood and for internal pains and bleeding. It was also used as a source of yellow and red dyes.
Plant Profile: Coreopsis tinctoria
Taxonomy: Coreopsis tinctoriaNames
Calliopsis, Garden Coreopsis, Golden Coreopsis, Goldenwave, Tick-seed
Phonetic Spelling:kor-ee-OP-sis tink-TOR-ee-uh
Genus:Coreopsis
Species:tinctoria
Family:Asteraceae
Coreopsis tinctoria is a vibrant native flower that boasts an extended blooming period, lasting from summer until frost. It thrives in light, sandy soils but can also adapt to less fertile conditions, enduring drought and high temperatures. This species is often found in dry fields, along roadsides, in neglected areas, and in pastures. It requires well-drained soil and should be watered sparingly, as it does not fare well in overly moist conditions. This makes it an excellent choice for sunny areas that are challenging to irrigate. The plant readily self-seeds in any exposed, bare soil. To manage its growth and encourage further blooming, it’s advisable to remove spent flowers. Additionally, Coreopsis tinctoria serves well as a cut flower and is particularly striking when planted in groups, as it flourishes in crowded settings.
Moreover, this plant is resistant to deer.
Coreopsis tinctoria Feature Summary
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Tags
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#drought tolerant
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#pink flowers
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#NC native
#well-drained soil
#multistemmed
#spreading
#dye plant
#deer resistant
#native garden
#teas
#self-seeding
#pollinator plant
#native wildflower
#wildflower garden
#clumping
#poor soils tolerant
#sandy soils tolerant
#rocky soils tolerant
#butterfly friendly
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats
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Coreopsis tinctoria Feature Summary
Attributes
Amerindians used root tea for diarrhea and as an emetic. Flowers boiled in water used as a tea to strengthen the blood and for internal pains and bleeding. It was also used as a source of yellow and red dyes.
Canada to Eastern Mexico.
naturalized through most of US excluding Nevada, Utah and New Hampshire
Source of nectar for pollinators, including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, and beetles. The leaf beetle, Calligrapha californica, feeds on the foliage.
Annual
Seed
Division
Attracts Pollinators
Attractive Flowers
Fruit
small, flattened, single winged black achene less than 1/8 inch in size with linear to oblong shape and smooth surface.
Achene
Black
Summer
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
Notched, yellow petals with reddish-brown color at base; reddish-purple disks
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Brown/Copper
Good Cut
Showy
Long Bloom Season
Spring
Summer
Fall
7 - 20 petals/rays
Radial
1-3 inches
Leaves
opposite, highly dissected pinnately compound leaves with linear segments
Green
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Opposite
Linear
Lanceolate
Entire
1-3 inches
Smooth
Whole Plant Traits
Annual
Native Plant
Wildflower
Multi-stemmed
Erect
Spreading
Clumping
Rapid
Low
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
Less than 12 inches
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
2a
2b
3a
3b
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Stem
Smooth (glabrous)
Landscape
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Rock Garden
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Native Garden
Mass Planting
Small groups
Drought
Deer
Heat
Humidity
Dry Soil
Poor Soil
Naturalized Area
Coastal
Butterflies
Pollinators
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Coreopsis tinctoria Attributes
Coreopsis tinctoria: Country Or Region Of Origin
Canada to Eastern Mexico.
Coreopsis tinctoria: Distribution
naturalized through most of US excluding Nevada, Utah and New Hampshire
Coreopsis tinctoria: Wildlife Value
Source of nectar for pollinators, including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, and beetles. The leaf beetle, Calligrapha californica, feeds on the foliage.
Coreopsis tinctoria: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Coreopsis tinctoria: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Coreopsis tinctoria: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Coreopsis tinctoria Fruit
Coreopsis tinctoria: Fruit Description
small, flattened, single winged black achene less than 1/8 inch in size with linear to oblong shape and smooth surface.
Coreopsis tinctoria: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Coreopsis tinctoria: Fruit Color
Black
Coreopsis tinctoria: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Coreopsis tinctoria: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Coreopsis tinctoria: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Coreopsis tinctoria Flowers
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Description
Notched, yellow petals with reddish-brown color at base; reddish-purple disks
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Color
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Coreopsis tinctoria: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Coreopsis tinctoria Leaves
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Description
opposite, highly dissected pinnately compound leaves with linear segments
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Color
Green
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Coreopsis tinctoria: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Coreopsis tinctoria: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Coreopsis tinctoria Whole Plant Traits
Coreopsis tinctoria: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Coreopsis tinctoria: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Coreopsis tinctoria: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Coreopsis tinctoria: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Coreopsis tinctoria Cultural Conditions
Coreopsis tinctoria: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Coreopsis tinctoria: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Coreopsis tinctoria: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Coreopsis tinctoria: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Coreopsis tinctoria: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Coreopsis tinctoria: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
10a
10b
11a
11b
2a
2b
3a
3b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Coreopsis tinctoria: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Coreopsis tinctoria Stem
Coreopsis tinctoria: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Coreopsis tinctoria: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Coreopsis tinctoria Landscape
Coreopsis tinctoria: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Coreopsis tinctoria: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Coreopsis tinctoria: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Coreopsis tinctoria: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Coreopsis tinctoria: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
