September 2026

Plains coreopsis flowers with a hoverfly visiting a bloom in a dense patch of yellow and red flowers.

Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria): A Native Annual That Finds Its Own Place

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Some plants become part of a garden because you carefully decide exactly where they belong. Others seem more interested in making that decision themselves. Plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) has become one of those plants for me. Its small yellow flowers, usually marked with deep reddish-brown near the center, don’t dominate the garden. Instead, they seem

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