Scientific Name Coreopsis verticillata Common Name Threadleaf coreopsis

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Characteristics Season summer Height 9-18 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9 Flower Color soft yellow, gold Soil well drained, dry soil Exposure full sun to partial shade Propagation division spring or fall, seed North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments The leaves of Threadleaf coreopsis are very fine and divided into thread-like segments. The plant would be beautiful with its fine foliage even if it never flowered. Origin Eastern USA

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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