Coreopsis lancelota Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Sand Coreopsis
General
A beautiful bright yellow wildflower that blooms in late spring/early summer. Will thrive in poor and coarse soils. Can be an aggressive colonizer in certain growing conditions. Attracts pollinators.
Plant Description
Clump forming, growing to 2' tall. Lance-shaped, sometimes slightly rounded, fuzzy leaves. Bright yellow flower heads, sometimes with some red color.
Height (ft)
2'
Soil moisture
Dry or Well-Drained
Soil types
Sandy, Low-Quality
Wetland indicator
FACU
Shade tolerance
Intolerant, Full Sun
Bloom color
Yellow
Bloom period
Late Spring/Early Summer
Drought tolerance
Low
Salinity tolerance
None
Distribution
Eastern and Southeastern United States
Additional information
Brown, Lauren. Grasses: An Identification Guide. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York City, 1979. LINK
Fassett, Norman C. A Manual of Aquatic Plants, First Edition. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York and London, 1940. LINK
Garbisch, Edgar W., and McIninch, Suzanne M. Propagation of Wetland Plants: Herbaceous Plants, Shrubs and Trees. Environmental Concern, Inc. 2003. LINK
Harris, James G., and Harris, Melinda Woolf. Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, Second Edition. Spring Lake Publishing, Spring Lake, Utah. 2011. LINK
Hitchcock, A.S., and Chase, Agnes. Manual of the Grasses of the United States, Second Edition, Volume I. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1971. LINK
Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press) LINK
McKenny, Margaret and Peterson, Roger Tory. A Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968. LINK
Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Laurence Newcomb, Mexico. 1977. LINK
USDA, NRCS. 2021. PLANTS Database (https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/, 08/20/2021). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. LINK
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=cola5
missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277306
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coreopsis_lanceolata
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/coreopsis-lanceolata/
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/coreopsis_lanceolata.shtml
https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/sand_coreopsisx.htm
