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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Pollinators: Bees
Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sea Dahlia
  • Beach Coreopsis
  • Beach Dahlia

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Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Date: March
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-04
Location: Coastal San Diego County

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