March 28, 2021

This is Leavenworth's Tickseed

It can be used in cultivated flowerbeds and butterfly gardens

It attracts native butterflies, bees and wasps, 

Go to your native plant store to get one or a carton!

Location: Fellsmere Trailhead Preserve

Sources: https://www.fnps.org/plant/coreopsis-leavenworthii

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

November 19, 2019

Location: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Okeechobee

This is Leavenworth's Tickseed
It's a great plant for honey bees and native bees too
Birds, butterflies and even bunnies
All love and make use of its bloom.

Sources: Florida Wildflower Foundation - Flower Friday: Leavenworth’s tickseed

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

December 5, 2017

Location: Blountstown, private residence

This is Leavenworth's Tickseed,
Coreopsis leavenworthii, in your wildflower guide.
It is used to save both lives and energy,
When it's planted along the road side.

Sources: Establishment of Leavenworth's Tickseed (Coreopsis leavenworthii) on Roadside Right-of-Ways

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson