Common Name:

tall tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis tripteris

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Form:

flower

Size:

2-9 ft tall by 2-8 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Plant at the back of an informal wildflower or butterfly garden--it gets tall.

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

seed

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods

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:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Moist upland hardwood forests, mixed hardwood-pine forests. Secondary woods.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

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