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Leavenworth's Tickseed
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
4" pots, shipped in pot- seed grown!
Attracts small butterflies.
Source of nectar and pollen for honeybees, native bees, and wasps. Great for wildflower areas! Easy to grow, drought tolerant. Large masses of flowers atop the foliage. Very showy most of the year!
Size: 1.5 to 3.0 ft tall by .5 to 1.5 ft wide
Life Span: Annual to short-lived perennial
Flower Color: Yellow
Phenology: Annual. Flowers all year.
Habitats: Moist to wet flatwoods, marl prairies, sandhill, scrub, and disturbed areas. Common on moist, open roadsides.
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: Cultivated flower beds, wildflower gardens, meadows, and butterfly gardens.
Light: Full Sun
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray Tolerance: Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil/Substrate: Clay, Loam, Sand