Coreopsis gladiata
southeastern tickseed
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
2-2.5 ft tall by 1-1.5 ft wide
Life Span:
annual to short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
yellow
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Wildflower or butterfly garden.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Short 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, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Attracts many butterflies and pollinators.
Native Habitats:
Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, edges of cypress swamps, floodplain forest, ditches.
