FNPS Plant Database

Coreopsis lanceolata

lance-leaved tickseed

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

lance-leaved tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis lanceolata

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5 - 2.5 ft tall by .5 - 1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

winter dormant. Mostly blooms in spring.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower beds, butterfly gardens or meadows.

Considerations:

Will self-seed and so could become weedy.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

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

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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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

Soil pH:

6.0 - 7.0

Suitable to Grow In:

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

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts butterflies and  pollinators. 

Native Habitats:

Sandhills, edges of cypress swamps and marshes, ruderal areas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

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.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



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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