FNPS Plant Database

Coreopsis tripteris

tall tickseed

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

tall tickseed

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Coreopsis tripteris

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-9 ft tall by 2-8 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown,NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

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

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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

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:

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 insects including bees and butterflies. 

Native Habitats:

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

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

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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