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 with darker 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 the Silvery Checkerspot Buckeye butterfly, and attracts several other butterflies with its flowers.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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Southeast N. America; GA Native
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Height:
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1.5' - 2'
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Spread:
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1.5’ - 2'
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Spacing:
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1.5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Yellow
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Season of Interest:
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Summer
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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.
