Sea Dahlia
Coreopsis maritima
Sea dahlia is a fleshy-stemmed coastal coreopsis of southern California bluffs, with large yellow daisies in spring. Drought- and salt-tolerant, summer-dormant, and showy in seaside gardens.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- CA
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