Is Threadleaf Coreopsis deer resistant?
Coreopsis verticillata
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 3–9LightFull sunMature height30–36 inBloomSpring and Summer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range18 US states
About Threadleaf Coreopsis
Fine needle foliage and months of yellow daisies with almost no attention. Tougher and far longer-lived than the large-flowered coreopsis usually sold alongside it.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Threadleaf Coreopsis
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- Anise HyssopAgastache sp.Zones 4–9, genus rangeRarely damaged
- Basket of GoldAurinia saxatilisZones 3–7Rarely damaged
- Bearded IrisIris germanicaZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- Bigleaf GoldenrayLigularia dentataZones 4–8Rarely damaged
- Bleeding HeartLamprocapnos spectabilisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- Butter and EggsLinaria vulgarisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
Where Threadleaf Coreopsis grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohionative
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Floridanative
- Alabamanative
- Mississippinative
- Louisiana
- Arkansasnative
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 18 US states in total.
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Common questions about Threadleaf Coreopsis
- Is Threadleaf Coreopsis deer resistant?
- Threadleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Threadleaf Coreopsis grow in?
- Threadleaf Coreopsis is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Threadleaf Coreopsis grow in shade?
- No. Threadleaf Coreopsis wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Threadleaf Coreopsis get?
- Mature height is roughly 30–36 in. Growth rate is moderate.