Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Foundation, Parking Strip, Patio, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, Walkways

 

Special Uses

Container, Mass Planting, Fire Resistant, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

I'd guess 'Moonbeam' to be one of the most frequently planted perennials for low water gardens, and for good cause. This little charmer has a delicate, thread-like leaf and airy countenance, and it blooms its little heart out all summer long, usually until frost. Blooms are small and pale yellow, somewhere between creamy and slightly greenish-yellow. Put it in perennial borders, parkstrips, along walks, in parkinglots. Grows about 12 to 18 inches tall and wide.

Grow in well-drained, slightly loamy to sandy-loam soils in full sun. Plants tolerate drier conditions than do the grandifloras. This coreopsis doesn't require deadheading to maintain bloom. however, during the peak of the summer heat, flowering may slow. shearing aback the plants a bit will encourage new foliage and usually another good bloom. Otherwise, it may bloom until frost, though the flowering will be less profuse. In optimum growing conditions, plants will spread in the garden over time by stolons to form an attractive ground cover, but spread is easy to check.