Florida Greeneyes

Florida Greeneyes (Berlandiera subacaulis)
Florida Greeneyes (Berlandiera subacaulis)

Common Name: Florida Greeneyes

Latin Name: Berlandiera subacaulis

FamilyAsteraceae

Habit:  A perennial, endemic,  wildflower that grows to a height of about one foot.

Leaves:  Chiefly in a basal rosette of elliptic to oblanceolate leaves with lobed margins.  The sparse leaves on stems are alternate.

Flowers:  Yellow flowers with green centers that appear all year.

Habitat: Pinelands, sandhills, dry open woods, and disturbed sites.  

Landscape: It grows in full sun to part shade with average to dry soils. 

Range: Florida greeneyes is only native to Florida.

Wildlife use:   The lovely little yellow flowers are used as a nectar source by pollinators such as bees, butterflies, flies, and wasps.

You can buy seeds of Florida greeneyes here at my Ebay store.

Florida Greeneyes (Berlandiera subacaulis)
Florida Greeneyes (Berlandiera subacaulis)

Sharon's Florida specializes in Florida ecotype seeds.

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