Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: m
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Leavenworth's tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis leavenworthii

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5 to 3.0 ft tall by .5 to 1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Annual. Flowers all year.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

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

Considerations:

Self-seeds and so could become weedy.

Availability:

Big Box Stores, Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed, Friends

Propagation:

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

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Coming Soon!

Somewhat moist, no flooding ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

5.6 to 7.7

Suitable to Grow In:

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

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts small butterflies.





Source of nectar and pollen for honeybees, native bees, and wasps.

Native Habitats:

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

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

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

General Comments:

Coreopsis is the State wildflower.