Lanceleaf tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata) is an herbaceous annual or short-lived perennial wildflower that is very adaptable and does well in a garden or landscape setting. It can be used in butterfly or wildflower gardens, or in a mass wildflower or meadow planting. Its preference is for moist well drained soil and is often found growing in roadside ditches and drainage areas. The clumping grass like stems offer up conspicuously sunny blooms. Lanceleaf tickseed typically blooms in spring and sometimes into summer, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. Its seeds are commonly eaten by birds and small wildlife. Lanceleaf tickseed is one of 12 species of Coreopsis native to Florida. Coreopsis is Florida’s state wildflower. Will readily self seed. Package includes approximately 750 seeds.
