COREOPSIS USES: Equally, at home in naturalized prairie settings or mani- cured landscapes, Coreopsis provide a lovely sunny presence wherever they make their home. SELECTIONS: ORIGIN: Americas FUN FACTS: Unlike its cousins in the Sunflower group (Helianthus, Heliopsis and Helenium), botanists chose a name with reference to the appearance of the plant’s seed rather than the beauty of its flowers. Hence the common name “Tickseed” which derives from the Greek “koris” meaning bed-bug and “opsis” meaning “appearance” and referring to the resemblance of the seed. A BIT OF HISTORY: Before the introduction of coffee, coreopsis was boiled into teas by North American natives. BREEDERS: Danziger Darwin Perennials Dümmen Orange GardenTrends Hem Genetics Jung Seed Kieft Seed Star Roses and Plants Syngenta Source: National Garden Bureau. Electra Anathysana Tuckermannia Pugiopappus Leptosyne Silphidium Gyrophyllum Calliopsis Eublepharis Coreopsis Pseudoagarista 52 / SEEDWORLD.COM FEBRUARY 2018 FAMILY: Asteraceae GENUS: Coreopsis