Coreopsis grandiflora | |
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Watercolor circa 1895 [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Coreopsis |
Species: | C. grandiflora
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Binomial name | |
Coreopsis grandiflora | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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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 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.