Eastern North American prairie native with feathery thread-like foliage and abundant small bright yellow daisy flowers throughout summer. Cultivar ‘Moonbeam’ is the classic pale-yellow form widely planted.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 3–9 | −40 °C to −1.1 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H7 | down to −20 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 3–8 | −34 °C to −1 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 2–6 | −10 °C to 15 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Plant in sunny dry borders, prairie plantings, and meadow gardens — finely textured foliage and continuous summer bloom
- Excellent forage for bees, hoverflies, and small butterflies
- Distinct from the annual dye coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria, already in the database from batch 7) — C. verticillata is the perennial threadleaf species with finely divided foliage
- Drought tolerant once established
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