Coreopsis grandiflora

Coreopsis grandiflora is a North American species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.[4] It is found in eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick) and much of the United States, especially the south-central part of the country (Oklahoma, Arkansas, etc.).[5] The species is widely cultivated in China and naturalized there.[6]

Coreopsis grandiflora
Watercolor circa 1895[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Coreopsis
Species:
C. grandiflora
Binomial name
Coreopsis grandiflora
Hogg ex Sweet 1826 not Nutt. ex Chapm. 1860[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Coreopsis boykiniana Nutt.
  • Coreopsis harveyana A.Gray
  • Coreopsis heterolepis Sherff
  • Coreopsis heterophylla Nutt. 1841 not Cav. 1795
  • Coreopsis longipes Hook.
  • Coreopsis saxicola Alexander

Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial herb[7] sometimes greater than 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It produces yellow ray and disc flowers.[8] Its native habitats include prairies, glades, open woods, thickets, roadsides and open ground. The Latin specific epithet grandiflora means large-flowered.[9] The plant attracts bees and butterflies.[10]

In the UK the cultivar 'Early Sunrise'[11] has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunburst'

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