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Georgia Wildflowers

Below is a list of wildflowers Georgia DOT has planted on roadsides over the years. These seeds can be purchased in most garden retail outlets and on the Internet. 

  • Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 
  • Bur-Marigold/ Tickseed (Bidens aristosa) 
  • Clasping Coneflower (Rudbeckia amplexicaulis) 
  • Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) 
  • Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) 
  • Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) 
  • Drummond Phlox (Phlox drummondii) 
  • Golden Wave Coreopsis (Coreopsis basalis) 
  • Indian Blanket/ Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) 
  • Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) 
  • Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora • Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnaris) 
  • Narrow-leaved Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) 
  • Perennial Gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata) 
  • Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) 
  • Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnaris) 
  • Showy Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) 
  • Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora) 
  • Tickseed/Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) 
  • Yellow Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus)