Is Lance Coreopsis deer resistant?
Coreopsis lanceolata
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 4–9LightFull sunMature height12–36 inBloomSpring and Summer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range41 US states
About Lance Coreopsis
Larger flowers than threadleaf coreopsis but a shorter-lived plant, usually three or four years, so let it self-sow to keep a colony going. Deadhead hard through summer or it stops flowering and puts everything into seed. Poor dry soil suits it; rich ground makes it flop.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Lance Coreopsis
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Lance Coreopsis grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohionative
- Indiananative
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missourinative
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texasnative
- Coloradonative
- Californianative
- Oregonnative
- Washingtonnative
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiananative
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahomanative
- Kansasnative
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyomingnative
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexiconative
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 41 US states in total.
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Common questions about Lance Coreopsis
- Is Lance Coreopsis deer resistant?
- Lance Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Lance Coreopsis grow in?
- Lance Coreopsis is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Lance Coreopsis grow in shade?
- No. Lance Coreopsis wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Lance Coreopsis get?
- Mature height is roughly 12–36 in. Growth rate is fast.