FNPS Plant Database

Coreopsis grandiflora

large-flowered coreopsis

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

large-flowered coreopsis

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis grandiflora

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown,NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

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:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---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:

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts many butterflies and  pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Dry sites. Ruderal.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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