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Buy Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Also Known As

Moonbeam Threadleaf Coreopsis

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 18"-24"
W: 18"-24"

planting zones

3a-9b

4" | $12

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Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' plant details

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer yellow flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asteraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 18 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in fall and summer
Uses: award-winning, cottage garden, long-blooming, rock garden, threadleaf

GROWING CONDITIONS for Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: heat and humidity
Soil needs: average and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A Secret Garden ‘Top 10’ selection…this baby grows just about anywhere in full sun, most soils. It forms a 2’ feathery mound of foliage topped with lemon yellow flowers mid summer and fall. Long lived, maintenance free, tolerates regular water but gets by with very little. Deer resistant. No garden should be without this plant! Butterfly food.

By: Secret Garden Growers

A profusion of creamy yellow flowers on this refined, airy form creates a showy display in sunny borders and beds. The cheery blooms blanket the airy, green foliage throughout summer, withstanding heat and humidity. Well-suited for containers and hanging baskets.

By: Noname Nursery

One of the easiest plants in the world to grow and a fine plant to boot. Bright yellow flowers over fine textured foliage for weeks in mid Summer. 12" -24 " tall, full sun to part shade, almost any soil will be tolerated.

By: Sunshine Farm and Gardens

Lemon-yellow daisy flowers with dark green, airy thin leaves. Blooms June until frost.

By: Garden World

A garden stalwart and Perennial Plant of the Year, 'Moonbeam' offers masses of pale lemon yellow flowers on feathery-textured foliage. Combines well with pastel shades, especially purple and mauve. Selected by the Perennial Plant Association as Perennial Plant of the Year 1992. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Yellow flowerring threadleaf coreopsis

By: Jockey Hill Nursery

A year-round delight, 'Moonbeam' emerges in spring as an almost mossy mat; finely cut leaves evolve into fluffy foliage that supports billows of pale yellow-green star bursts. This unusual chartreuse complements almost any other color, though our favorite combination is Penstemon 'Alice Hindley' or Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto'. After its long show, the rust-tinted seed heads remain through fall. Use as a ground cover in the rock garden or border

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Probably the most popular Coreopsis and deservedly so, with soft muted yellow flowers produced in profusion all summer long, and neat mounds of threadlike leaves.1992 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year, this is still a great coreopsis. ZONE 4

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A low growing herbaceous perennial. Small, pale lemon, daisy-like flowers with rounded petals are carried upon slender lax stems clothed in fine, dark, glossy green foliage. Dead head to promote flowering. Cut back to ground level in Winter when it dies back to small rosettes of foliage.

By: Zephs

A short, rhizomatous perennial with erect stems to 2' carrying whorls of finely divided, narrow leaves. This selection features dark, purple-tinged stems and leaves and pale lemon-yellow flowers. Hardy to below 0F. Southeastern North America.

By: Native Sons

Pale yellow flowers are outstanding, and this plant blooms for a long time. Foliage is soft and fern-like on this low growing spreading plant. Awards: 1992 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year. Recommended by: Ohio Plant Selection Committee, & the United States National Arboretum.

By: Fantastic Plants

2" primrose yellow daisies top the fine-textured blue-green foliage of this durable native perennial from late spring to late summer and sometimes up until frost. Deadheading will help ensure a fall repeat. Drought tolerant and deer resistant. Provide Moonbeam Coreopsis with good drainage and medium to low moisture. 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year. Moonbeam Coreopsis may slowly spread by rhizomes.