Description
Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis is a tidy perennial native with a mounding habit. The narrow deep green foliage is topped with daisy-like pale yellow flowers withdarker yellow centers in summer.Prefers
full sun
and dry to medium well-drained soil.Drought, humidity, and road salt tolerance.
Coreopsis verticillata is a host for theSilvery Checkerspot Buckeye butterfly, and attracts several other butterflies with its flowers.
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Type: |
Perennial |
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Origins: |
Southeast N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1.5′ – 2′ |
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Spread: |
1.5’ – 2′ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 – 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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Season of Interest: |
Summer |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS:Low Maintenance. Can be an aggressive self-seeder- deadhead in spring to encourage extended bloom and prevent spreading. Crown rot may occur in moist, poorly-drained soils. Foliage decline may occur in hot summers if the soil is allowed to dry out. Snails and slugs can be a problem.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings.
COMPANION PLANTS: Switch Grass, Coneflower, Avens
IMAGES: Photo by Patrick Standish, Moonbeam Coreopsis (1)+(2) (2) Photo by Carl Lewis, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’, (3) Andrey Zharkikh, 2012.09.19_11.18.00_CIMG1417, (4) F. D. Richards, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ 2015
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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