It's a majestic sight to spot a bunch of butterflies fluttering about your garden, and growing plants that help pollinators do their job will attract more of these vital insects. Tickseed flowers ...

I knew it would happen: it’s gotten cold here in central South Carolina, definitely sweater-weather, at least on these brilliant, clear mornings. I managed to get in one more botany field trip last ...

The ubiquitous coreopsis, commonly known as the tickseed or dye flower, would become Florida’s official wildflower under a bill sent Tuesday to Gov. Lawton Chiles. The Senate, with little explanation ...

Since Florida is “the land of flowers,” it seems appropriate that we have not just one state wildflower, but a dozen. All 12 species of tickseed (Coreopsis) native to Florida were appointed in the ...