Coreopsis
20 images Created 24 May 2015
Coreopsis nuecensis
Coreopsis tinctoria
Coreopsis wrightii
Three members of the Coreopsis family are prominent in the central Texas landscape. Coreopsis tinctoria and Coreopsis wrightii are called Goldenwave, Plains Coreopsis or Golden Thickseed. They make the transition from spring red to yellow dramatic. Identify Coreopsis wrightii, at the right, by the small bracts behind the flowers.
Coreopsis nuecensis, or Crown Thickseed, has similar shape and eye-catching appeal, but lacks the brown center on its petals.
With the right growing conditions, Coreopsis can dominate the landscape making the earlier reds and blues look like a warm-up act. This upright sprawling annual grows in vast fields one to three feet high. Spring wildflowers overwhelmed early travelers to Texas, with fields of Coreopsis, in particular, extending for miles. A field in the Columbus area captured my attention as I photographed until the end of good light.
They are annuals, preferring moist, sandy soil. Native Americans used them as a source of red dye and boiled drink. The Lakota and Zuni boiled the flowers, creating a red drink to “strengthen the blood.”
Coreopsis tinctoria
Coreopsis wrightii
Three members of the Coreopsis family are prominent in the central Texas landscape. Coreopsis tinctoria and Coreopsis wrightii are called Goldenwave, Plains Coreopsis or Golden Thickseed. They make the transition from spring red to yellow dramatic. Identify Coreopsis wrightii, at the right, by the small bracts behind the flowers.
Coreopsis nuecensis, or Crown Thickseed, has similar shape and eye-catching appeal, but lacks the brown center on its petals.
With the right growing conditions, Coreopsis can dominate the landscape making the earlier reds and blues look like a warm-up act. This upright sprawling annual grows in vast fields one to three feet high. Spring wildflowers overwhelmed early travelers to Texas, with fields of Coreopsis, in particular, extending for miles. A field in the Columbus area captured my attention as I photographed until the end of good light.
They are annuals, preferring moist, sandy soil. Native Americans used them as a source of red dye and boiled drink. The Lakota and Zuni boiled the flowers, creating a red drink to “strengthen the blood.”
