Coreopsis linifolia

Texas tickseed

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-3 ft

Life Span:

annual

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Casual wildflower garden, butterfly garden or meadow. Likely to be considered a weed by many.

Considerations:

Will reseed and can become weedy.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts butterflies and pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Wet flatwoods, wet prairie, open transitional prairie bordering cypress swamps, wet roadside ditches.