Common Name:

lance-leaved tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis lanceolata

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5-2.5 ft tall by 0.5-1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

winter dormant; mostly blooms in spring

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

wildflower beds, butterfly gardens or meadows

Considerations:

will self-seed and so could become weedy

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed and division. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---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:

Sand

Soil pH:

6.0-7.0

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B, 9A

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

sandhills, edges of cypress swamps and marshes, ruderal areas

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

In central Florida, lanceleaf has a relatively short blooming period compared to Leavenworth's tickseed, wrapping things up by mid-summer, whereas C. Leavenworthii is still flowering come fall. Coreopsis is the state wildflower.