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Lanceleaf Tickseed

Other Common Names: Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Sand Coreopsis

Scientific Name: Coreopsis lanceolata

Native to Alabama: Yes

Alternate Native Species:
Lobed Tickseed (Coreopsis auriculata)
Whorled Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata)
Golden Tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Wikimedia – Shijan Kaakkara

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Basic Plant Information

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller

I am a vascular plant with no woody stems above ground, so I am herbaceous.
I keep leaves year-round, so I am evergreen.
I die back in winter but regrow in spring for many seasons, so I am perennial.
I can grow 1 – 2 feet high and 0.5 – 1.5 feet wide.

Ecological Benefits

This plant provides food for:

Butterflies

Native Bees

Other Pollinators

Other Birds

Other Plants Found in Alabama with Similar Ecological Benefits:

Lobed Tickseed
(Coreopsis auriculata)

Greater Tickseed
(Coreopsis major)

Stiff Tickseed
(Coreopsis palmata)

Star Tickseed
(Coreopsis pubescens)

Golden Tickseed
(Coreopsis tinctoria)

Tall Tickseed
(Coreopsis tripteris)

Whorled Tickseed
(Coreopsis verticillata)

Maintenance Notes

Dormant in winter.
Flowers can be cut for an indoor vase.
Seeds spread easily if spent flowers are not trimmed promptly after ray florets fall.
Plants may be cut back hard in summer if foliage sprawls or becomes unkempt.
When watering, hold hose to base of plant for a count of 5 seconds. Water should reach all roots.
Avoid sprinkling water on the leaves.
Requires average amount of water

Average watering: water two times per week during the summer and once per week during the rest of the year.

Habitat Requirements

This plant prefers:

Full Sun
(6+ hours of sun per day)

Part Sun/ Shade
(2-6 hours of sun per day)

Full Shade
(Less Than 2 hours of sun per day)

Average Watering

Well-drained, Sandy, Loamy, Clay
or Acidic Soil

Leaf, Flower & Seed Identification

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Joseph A. Marcus

LEAF DESCRIPTION

Most about 3-4 inches long; leaves at base: opposite, divided, narrow, lance-shaped; upper leaves: alternate, entire, oval-shaped.

Leaf Characteristics Chart (PDF)


Shape: Lanceolate	Margin: Entire/Smooth

Arrangement: Alternate	Form: Simple

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Sally and Andy Albert F. W. Vick

FLOWER DESCRIPTION

Produced in heads 1-2 inches in diameter; 8-10 yellow ray florets (narrow, petal-like, infertile florets that surround the disk) that are toothed at the tip surround 50-100 tiny, yellow disk florets (tubular, fertile florets that forms disk); heads are solitary or in small groups on stalks that are 8-10 inches long.

Flower Shape Chart (JPG)


Color: Yellow	Shape: Radiate/ ligulate	Bloom Months: Apr – Jun

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – Bruce Leander

SEED DESCRIPTION

Plant spreads by:
Seeds and Rhizomes/ Tubers/ Roots & Shoots
Clump-forming; short rhizomes; seeds spread easily if spent flowers not trimmed promptly after ray florets fall; can become weedy.


Type: Fruit – Winged Seed Pod	Description: dark, winged, and curved to almost semi-circular	Months in Seed: Fall

Plant Life Cycle

Plant Life Cycle:

All plants start life as a seed.
The seed turns into a sprout when it grows roots.
The sprout becomes a seedling as grows a stem and leaves above the ground.
After the seedling becomes an adult plant it will grow flowers.
After the flowers finish blooming, each flower turns into a seed.
When the seeds fall down to the ground, the plant life cycle starts again.
Each seed can become a plant if it has the food, water and space that it needs to grow.

General Plant Life Cycle – Dreamstime

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