Tickseed

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Dress up the back of your flower beds with tall tickseed.

The cherry yellow daisy-like blooms attract pollinators, and the seeds that follow bring in the songbirds.

Hi, I'm Melinda Myers, horticulturist and gardening expert.

Grow tall tickseed, Coreopsis tripteris, in full sun and well-drained soil.

Once established, it's tolerant of drought, heat, and humidity, and the deer tend to leave it be.

This particular Coreopsis grows three to eight feet tall.

In drier conditions, it tends to be shorter, have an open habit, and can be somewhat spindly.