Common Name:

large-flowered coreopsis

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis grandiflora

Family:

Form:

flower

Size:

1-3 ft

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden or butterfly garden. A number of cultivars exist, but none are grown widely in Florida.

Considerations:

Self-seeds, so it can become weedy.

Availability:

Propagation:

seed

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

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:

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

dry sites, ruderal

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

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