Coreopsis verticillata – Tickseed ‘Moonbeam’
Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed ‘Moonbeam’ (Coreopsis verticillata)
Syyskaunosilmä
Family: Asteraceae, Aster
Height x width: 6-18″ x 1-3′
Growth rate: moderate to fast
Foliage: entire, opposite or lobed
Flowers: yellow, daisy-like, 2 circles of bracts around flower heads, mostly summer
Hardiness: zones 3-5 to 7-9
Soil: well-drained
Light: full sun
Pests and problems: leaf spots, rusts, wilt, aphids, plant bugs, beetles
Landscape habit, uses: front of border, groundcover, underplanting
Other interest: seeds resemble small bugs hence genus name translated “like a bug†and common name, perennial and annual species, perennials once known as Leptosyne, native to southern and eastern U.S.
Other culture: deadhead for prolonged bloom
Propagation: division, some by seed or cuttings
Species:
verticillata (ver-tiss-ill-aa’ tah)–Thread Leaf Coreopsis, zones 4-9, 18″-3′ x 3′, yellow flowers in summer, long bloom time, drought tolerant since thread-like leaves, few flowers per inflorescence
