• Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Coreopsis gladiata

southeastern tickseed

Nomenclature

Common Name:

southeastern tickseed

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Genus species:

Coreopsis gladiata

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-2.5 ft tall by 1-1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown,NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower or butterfly garden.

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Moisture Tolerance:

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

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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

Soil pH:

Acidic

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts many butterflies and pollinators. 

Native Habitats:

Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, edges of cypress swamps, floodplain forest, ditches.

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