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'Moonbeam' Threadleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
18" 20" 46cm 51cm
Height: 15" - 18"
Spread: 16" - 20"
Height: 38cm - 46cm
Spread: 41cm - 51cm
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  • Details

    15 - 18 Inches
    16 - 20 Inches
    16 - 20 Inches
    38cm - 46cm
    41cm - 51cm
    41cm - 51cm

    Features

    Small, soft yellow daisylike flowers bloom in summer; heat tolerant; native to North America

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    Heat Tolerant
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Butterflies
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    15 - 18 Inches 38cm - 46cm
    Spacing: 
    16 - 20 Inches 41cm - 51cm
    Spread: 
    16 - 20 Inches 41cm - 51cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Yellow
    Flower Shade: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    This perennial will beautify your garden year after year

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prompt deadheading will encourage re-blooming and decrease reseeding. Shear back in summer if the plants become untidy. When grown in a border plants need to be divided every 2 to 3 years. May also be allowed to colonize.

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    • Dainty, airy and elegant.

      Marilee Snyder
      , Ohio
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
  • 4 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2005 Best Perennials at the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2005 Best Perennials at the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2005 Best Perennials at the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2005 Best Perennials at the Zoo Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
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