Common Name:

Leavenworth's tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis leavenworthii

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5-3.0 ft tall by 0.5-1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

annual to short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

flower

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

annual; flowers all year

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Cultivated flower beds, wildflower gardens, meadows, and butterfly gardens.

Considerations:

Self-seeds and so could become weedy.

Availability:

Propagation:

Seeds and dividing the basal rosettes. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Not wet but not extremely dry

---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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:

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

5.6-7.7

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Moist to wet flatwoods, marl prairies, sandhill, scrub, and disturbed areas. Common on moist, open roadsides.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

The Seminole tribe used this plant to make an infusion of used for heat prostration.

General Comments:

Coreopsis is the state wildflower.