Lanceleaf Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata

🌿 Ships well rooted in a 3.5 x 5 inch deep pot. 

Bright golden-yellow flowers up to 2 inches across bloom from late spring through midsummer on slender, upright stems above a tidy basal rosette of lance-shaped leaves. Deadhead regularly and it'll push blooms well into summer; let it go to seed and the birds will thank you. It thrives in lean, sandy, rocky, and dry soils — the spots where other plants struggle — and handles heat, drought, and humidity without complaint. It's a short-lived perennial that reseeds freely and naturalizes into cheerful expanding colonies over time. A host plant for the specialist native bee Melissodes coreopsis, and a reliable nectar source for butterflies, wasps, beetles, and bees from first bloom through seed set. One of the easiest native perennials you can grow, and one of the most rewarding.

🌿 Latin Name: Coreopsis lanceolata
🌞 Light: Full sun; tolerates light shade
🌱 Soil: Well-drained, lean to average; thrives in sandy, rocky, and poor soils; no wet feet or heavy clay
💧 Water: Drought-tolerant once established; low maintenance
📏 Mature Size: 1–3 ft tall
🌸 Bloom Time: Late spring through midsummer; longer with deadheading
🗺️ Hardiness Zone: 3–9
🦋 Wildlife Value: Host plant for the specialist bee Melissodes coreopsis; attracts butterflies, native bees, wasps, and beetles; seeds feed songbirds; deer resistant
♻️ Landscape Use: Pollinator gardens, meadows, wildflower borders, slopes, and erosion control; naturalizes readily