Coreopsis Coreopsis californica
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Coreopsis:
Previously known as:
- Coreopsis californica subsp. californica
- Coreopsis californica subsp. newberryi
- Coreopsis californica var. californica
- Coreopsis californica var. newberryi (
- Leptosyne californica
- Phonetic Spelling
- kor-ee-OP-sis kal-ih-FOR-nik-uh
- Description
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California Tickseed is an annual wildflower native to California, Arizona, and Mexico and is found in washes, plains and hillsides, below 4,000 feet. It is clump-forming with bright yellow daisy-like flowers that have both ray and disc florets. The narrow leaves grow at the base and the reddish leafless stems are topped with the yellow flowers from February to May. They grow in desert conditions and full sun.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Coreopsis
- Species:
- californica
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- California, Arizona, and Mexico
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 8 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Description:
- The oval tan fruit is a cypsela but often called an achene
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Winter
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1-inch wide yellow ray flowers with yellow disk flower centers grow singly atop the reddish stems. The ray petals have a notched tip. There are 8 yellow pointed bracts at the base of the flower and 8 green bracts below those.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- The leaves are 1-4 inches long, narrow and cylindrical, growing only at the base, in a dense cluster and may be divided into a few lobes.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Leafless green to reddish stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Poor Soil
