Sand coreopsis - Coreopsis lanceolata

Also called Lance-leaved Coreopsis

Features: This has more showy flowers than Prairie Coreopsis and likes it even drier.  Attracts short and long-tongued bees, butterflies, moths and beetles. Host plant for several moths. Deer and rabbits may browse the foliage.  In optimum conditions, it can spread aggressively.

Light: Full Sun

Soil: Dry to Medium, loves sandy/rocky soil

Height: 2 feet

Blooms: May to July (dead-heading prolongs bloom time)

See more information and photos at Illinois Wildflowers and USDA Plants Database

Photo Credit: Jim Pisarowicz, National Park Service