Lance Leaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Lance Leaf Coreopsis grows in the sandhills and swamp edges of North-Central and North Florida. This is one of our most drought tolerant native wildflowers that puts on a great show in the spring. It is not salt tolerant.

By June, the plant stops flowering, yet continues to grow and increase in size from the many germinating seedlings and offshoots.

The leaves are narrow and only six inches long. The yellow flowers are an inch across at the top of a ten inch stalk. These are plentiful and make an attractive display. A little fertilizer and water during the driest months will keep it healthy.

Mix with other short native Florida wildflowers for a unique edge. Try Sunshine Mimosa, Havana Scullcap, Spiderwort, Pineland Petunia, Pineland Pennyroyal, Love Grass, Silkgrass, Cat Tongue, Beach Verbena, Blazing Star, Twinflower and Silphium.

Bees, butterflies, moths and beetles visit the flowers and rabbits eat the leaves. Also, predatory wasps that eat beetle larva feed on the nectar. Don’t forget our insect predators when planting a garden.

Seed bearing wildflowers, grasses, trees, shrubs and weeds will keep seed eating birds like native sparrows, gold finches and painted buntings happy. Coreopsis is a good source of seed for these birds. See this site for more info, click here.

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