TALL COREOPSIS
http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1648/lightning-flash-tickseed/
The other name is tick seed. It's family is the Asteraceace
The scientific name of Tall Coreopsis is Coreopsis Tripteris.
INTERESTING FACTS........ Tall Coreopsis can grow up to seven -nine feet tall.
The juice of the Tall Coreopsis was used by pilgrims for treating internal bleeding.
Tall Coreopsis flower has no floral sent. This wonderful plant is in over half of the United States.
The seeds can sell up to TWENTY DOLLARS. Each flower has eight petals. The leaves have three segments.
the Tall Coreopsis has been known to attract song bird and butterflies.
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