Common Name:

Florida tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis floridana

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Form:

flower

Size:

2-4 ft tall by 1 ft wide 

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

winter dormant; blooms fall and winter

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Useful as a colorful wildflower along the edge of a wetland. Often overlooked as sunflowers are blooming at the same time. But if the site is appropriate, worthwhile.

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed. Rarely planted due to its site specificity.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Stays wet ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Organic (muck)

Soil pH:

acidic but moderately adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8B, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

wet prairie, herbaceous seepage areas, wet roadsides

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is one of our larger (taller and larger flowers) Coreopsis species. It is endemic to Florida.