In cultivation the species needs sun to partial shade and moist soil. It can grow to 4 feet in height with many stems. A plant of rocky prairies, roadsides and glades, tickseed coreopsis grows mostly in the Ozarks. It spreads well from seed and can colonize dry, disturbed areas with poor soil. Plant in locations receiving full sun to partial shade.
Stems grow in clumps and reach heights of about two feet.
Five other native species of coreopsis grow in Missouri. August - October One of the showiest of our native asters, New England aster grows in moist sites in prairies and in low areas along streams throughout much of Missouri. It is one of our later flowering plants, and its flowers provide nectar for migrating monarch butterflies each fall. This aster grows best with full sun to light shade in moist soil, where it can reach a height of 6 feet. A shorter plant will result from pinching back the stems early in the growing season.