Sand coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata Bartr.
Family: Asteraceae (aster)
- Bloom Period:
- Early,
- Mid-Season,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Northern Lower Peninsula,
- Southern Lower Peninsula,
- Upper Peninsula
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry,
- Medium,
- Height:
- 1-2ft
Natural enemies attracted
Highly attractive: Orius insidiousus.
Moderately attractive: Aeolothripidae, Chalcidoidea, Empididae, and Plagiognathus politus.
Mildly attractive: Cantharidae, Braconidae, Syrphidae, and Stratiomyidae, Thomisidae and Chrysopidae.
Pollinators attracted
Mildly attractive: of sweat bees.
Pests attracted
Highly attractive: lygus bugs.
Moderately attractive: thrips and leafhoppers.
Mildly attractive: root-maggot flies, froghoppers, aphids and weevils.