Golden tickseed
Golden tickseed is a long lasting bed or border plant with warm, yellow to red coloured flowers. It can grow in the sun or half shade. Once it has flowered it can be cut back for a second flush. For cutting the flowers must be well opened.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Coreopsis tinctoriaFlower colour: red brown, yellowVegetation period: annualUse of flowers and herbs: Balcony/pots, Cut flower, Good for insects and beesHeight in cm: 50-80
Cultivation
Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 0.8Planting distance (cm): 20 x 25Sowing depth: germinates in light
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Matthias Funk
Matthias Funk propagates Demeter-certified seeds on his farm in Oberndorf, near Donauwörth at the confluence of the Danube and Lech rivers in the Lechauen.


Waldhof / Thomas Mauer
Thomas Mauer propagates seeds at the Demeter-certified Waldhof farm in Kassel, situated beneath the eastern escarpment of the Habichtswald.
