Talk:Coreopsis

tintoria, tinctoria?
"Coreopsis tintoria" and  "Coreopsis tinctoria"  -- Same species maybe?
 * The former is not in www.ipni.org (the latter is), and a Google search suggests that it is a "viral misspelling". I've removed it.--Curtis Clark 02:23, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

tickseed stunning to bumble bees
Has anyone else noticed that bbees are stunned nearly unconcious, by the tickseed flower? I noticed this phenonmenon in my own garden on the north shore of Long Island in July. I have attached pictures in the hopes of finding an answer to this riddle. It seems to act like an opiate on the bees. I wonder if anyone has noticed this and has an explanation. The bees are so docile under the influence of this coreopsis that one can touch their fuzzy underbelly without any reaction on their part what-so-ever. Attached are several photos of the bees hanging on in stunned silence. Please elaborate if you know more about this phenonmenon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.199.75.144 (talk) 03:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Requested move
Tickseed to Coreopsis, to make way for a disambiguation page. "Tickseed" also is a common name of the genus Corispermum. --Una Smith (talk) 21:02, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, go for it. Nothing is stopping this one, except the edits on the Coreopsis page. --KP Botany (talk) 00:48, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * When I hear "tickseed", I think Bidens.--Curtis Clark (talk) 02:27, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, so do I. I always thought Coreopsis was called "tickweed" not "tickseed," but only my botanical (read : reliable, verifialbe) sources include tickweed, and the less reliable sources say tickseed.  --KP Botany (talk) 03:15, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments
Tickseed (also tick-seed and tick seed) is a common name that can refer to:
 * Bidens
 * Coreopsis
 * Corispermum

Moved. Hesperian 03:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Are Coreopsis perennial?
... or what? Seems like a useful bit of information to add to the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.205.34.203 (talk) 09:05, 1 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, the answer is "Annuals, perennials, subshrubs, or shrubs" according to Flora of North America. Probably this means that each species is in one of those 4 categories. I guess it would be worth adding to the article, although it would be more informative if the answer were a little more definitive than "it depends which species" and perhaps even "it depends on how broadly you define Coreopsis". Kingdon (talk) 22:55, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Use
A family member recently passed away. He had no will, so we went and took a few things to remember him by. I chose a box of seeds and nuts, and found a jar marked coreopsis 2009. It's in a medical jar, so I assume it was purchased for medicinal purposes. Could you tell me what it was used for, and if it's expired (i assume 2009 is in reference to the year).208.102.123.1 (talk) 21:43, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Cultural references
The list of fictional diseases notes "Coreopsis" is used as a disease in "The secret life of Walter Mitty". Not read the book, so not sure if a reference to this might be appropriate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_diseases