Coreopsis, Threadleaf

Description

Coreopsis, threadleaf
Coreopsis verticillata 

Perennial native plant

Height:   2 ½  to 3 feet

Width:  1 1/2  to 2 feet

Flower color:  yellow

Bloom time:  spring/summer

Light needed:  sun, part sun

Soil needed:  Plants thrive in infertile sandy and rocky soils and tolerate drought, low levels of salt, infertile soil, heat, and humidity.  If the soil is too rich or moist, stems become weak and plants tend to flop. 

Notes:  Attracts butterflies, bees and songbirds.  This plant provides an airy appearance to the sunny border and is an easy-care plant.  The Mt. Cuba center pollinator trials give it a 4.2 out of 5 (https://mtcubacenter.org/trials/coreopsis/coreopsis-verticillata/).

Resistant to deer

For more details, visit:https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/coreopsis-verticillata/