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 Click on image to enlarge it

   

  
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Basic Plant Information
	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.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Click on image to enlarge it

 






















 

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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)

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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Leaf, Flower & Seed Identification
LEAF DESCRIPTION				Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Joseph A. Marcus Click on image to enlarge it
Leaf Characteristics Chart (JPG)
Shape: Lanceolate	Margin: Entire/Smooth	Arrangement: Alternate	Form: Simple
Description:
Most about 3-4 inches long; leaves at base: opposite, divided, narrow, lance-shaped; upper leaves: alternate, entire, oval-shaped

      

FLOWER DESCRIPTION				Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Albert F. W. Vick Click on image to enlarge it
Flower Shapes Chart (JPG)
Color: Yellow	Shape: Radiate/ ligulate		Bloom Months: Apr - Jun
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

  

SEED DESCRIPTION			Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Bruce Leander Click on image to enlarge it
Type: Fruit - Winged Seed Pod	Description: dark, winged, and curved to almost semi-circular	Months in Seed: Fall
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.

 

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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 Click on image to enlarge it

 

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

 

Quick Fact Sheet (Condensed Species Info)

Plant ID Sign: Ready as-is PDF

Plant ID Sign: Editable Word Doc

QR Code (Links to this Webpage)

  

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INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THIS PLANT

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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's Plant Database		USDA Plants Database
Alabama Plant Atlas		Florida Native Plant Society
Missouri Botanical Garden

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