FNPS Plant Database

Coreopsis nudata

swamp tickseed, Georgia tickseed

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

swamp tickseed, Georgia tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis nudata

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

3-4 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wet garden areas. This species will persist only if conditions remain moist.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

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, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

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:

Wet roadside swales, savannas, bogs, cypress ponds.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is one of the few pink tickseeds.

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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