Tickseed (Coreopsis Big Bang™ Mercury Rising) in the Tickseeds Database - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height:	15 - 18 inches
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall
Resistances:	Deer Resistant

Trade name information:

Series: Big Bang™
Trade Name: Mercury Rising
Cultivar name: 'Mercury Rising'

Common names

Tickseed

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Location: My flowerbed
Date: 6-3-2022

Uploaded by Silvana

Date: 6-5-2022

Uploaded by Silvana

Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2012-09-24

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-19

Uploaded by LoriMT

Location: Washington
Date: 2016-08-07

Uploaded by Patty

Location: Washington
Date: 2016-08-07

Uploaded by Patty

Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2012-09-24

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2012-09-24

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Date: 2013-08-08

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12

Uploaded by BookerC1

Location: Western Washington
Date: 2014-07-13

Uploaded by springcolor

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015 06-23

Uploaded by obliqua

Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2012-09-24

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Date: 2013-08-08

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Date: 2017-06-25
First year's bloom.

Uploaded by Buzzbea424

Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12

Uploaded by BookerC1

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Uploaded by Lalambchop1

Date: 2013-08-12

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-08-12

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-08-08

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-08-08

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Comments:

Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Oct 22, 2015 1:02 PM concerning plant:

This plant has a very open, airy form, with narrow leaves and a slightly sprawling habit. Each plant produces multiple blooms of dark cherry-red with golden centers.

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Plant Events from our members
MissMew	On June 4, 2018	Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Disappeared
MissMew	On June 3, 2018	Obtained plant Replacement Suzanne NVK
MissMew	On September 27, 2016	Obtained plant Suzanne
thequeen770	On March 18, 2017	Maintenance performed Not really sure when I got this. It was here 9/2015 top terrace level in backyard. Covered with good soil in spring of 2016. Never died back completely this winter

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