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Moonbeam threadleaf coreopsis

Anacis verticillata (a-NAH-sis ver-tik-il-LAH-tah)

Family: Asteraceae Unknown Herbaceous

'Moonbeam' is a cultivar of the threadleaf tickseed, which is in the Asteraceae (daisy) family. This plant grows 1-3 feet tall with a similar spread and has many light yellow flowers all summer long. The seeds are sterile but the plant can spread by rhizomes. Use this plant in the sunny border, in mass plantings or in containers to give your garden a light airy feel. It prefers full sun but can tolerate light shade, especially in hot areas of the country. 'Moonbeam' tolerates poor soils that are well-drained making them useful in rock gardens. It is also drought, deer, heat and humidity tolerant. Do not overwater or fertilize this plant. 'Moonbeam' flower petals are not notched at the tips. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee. More information on Anacis verticillata .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 56 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Salvia yangii Solidago virgaurea 'Peter Pan' Verbena bonariensis

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Loam (Silt); Sand; Shallow Rocky
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist | Occasionally Dry
Available space
Less than 12 inches
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Mounding
Texture
Fine
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Whorled
Leaf shape
Linear; Palmatifid
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf feel
Smooth
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Palmately 3-parted leaves with thread-like segments are whorled around the stem
Flower color
Gold/Yellow
Flower value
Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower form
Cyme
Flower shape
Radial
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Light yellow rays surround darker yellow disc flowers are 1-2 inches wide with several pedals having no notched tips.
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Fruit color
Brown/Copper
Fruit type
Achene
Fruit size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Fruit detail
Dark-colored achene, seeds form after blooming. Displays from July to October.
Stem color
Green
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
Attracts bees and butterflies
Attracts
Bees; Butterflies
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall
Fruit type
Achene
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Coastal; Container; Naturalized Area; Patio; Pool/Hardscape; Slope/Bank
Landscape theme
Butterfly Garden; Cottage Garden; Pollinator Garden; Rock Garden
Design feature
Border
Garden tags
#long bloom time #herbaceous perennial #airy #yellow flowers #low growing #drought tolerant #fine texture #full sun tolerant #landscape plant sleuths course #butterfly friendly #bee friendly #rabbit resistant #deer resistant #poor soil tolerant
Problems & Resistance
Disease problems
Southern Blight of Herbaceous Ornamentals
Resistant to
Deer; Drought; Dry Soil; Heat; Humidity; Poor Soil; Rabbits; Salt
Particularly resistant to
Deer and rabbit resistant
Fire risk
medium flammability

Planted at Hunnicutt

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