| Description | A larger and improved version of the iconic Coreopsis Moonbeam. |
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| Pronunciation | (kor-ee-OP-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained, can rot in poorly drained soils |
| Flowers | butter yellow, 1 inch daisy-like flowers, end of June and at least through mid August |
| Leaves | thin, thread-like leaves are palmately divided |
| Dimensions | 12-16 inches tall |
| Maintenance | can be sheared back to promote a new flush of cleaner foliage, although time consuming dead heading will improve flowering |
| Propagation | PP16,096, division, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered growing in the private garden of Lois Woodhull by her sister, June Croon, at Lois's nursery, The Plantage, on Long Island, New York. June discovered the new plant after the untimely early death of her sister and soon realized that it was something special, offering it to the plant breeding program at Blooms of Bressingham in North America. June named the plant after her favorite dessert. Marketed by Blooms of Bressingham. (www.northcreeknurseries.com) |
| Misc Facts | Coreopsis is derived from Greek corio-(bug)and -opsis (likeness) components with reference to the appearance of the seed.(www.plantlives.com) (syn Calliopsis tinctoria) |
| Author's Notes | We have this growing at Prospect Hill Garden Center, New Berlin, Wisconsin and it is a knock out with a mass of yellow flowers over a long period of time. Sheared back late summer and than it starts all over again. |
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