Georgia tickseed
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Coreopsis nudata
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Asteraceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Showy yellow wildflower for moist areas. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Rarely grown by native plant nurseries. |
Description: |
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Small wildflower with pink purple flowers atop stems up to 4 feet tall. |
Height: |
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Typically 3-4 feet in height. Usually taller than broad. |
Growth Rate: |
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Range: |
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Northern Florida and southern Georgia was to southeastern Louisiana. |
Habitats: |
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Flatwoods, bogs, cypress ponds |
Soils: |
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Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly-drained organic or sandy soils, often with acid pH. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun to light shade. |
Flower Color: |
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Pink |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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April and May. |
Fruit: |
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Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Provides seeds and insects for birds. |
Horticultural Notes: |
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Comments: |
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We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page. |
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Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.
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Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.
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Lilly Anderson-Messec via her Instagram account @lilliumbyrd.
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