You’d think the vibrant foliage of this Coreopsis would be startling enough, but add the delightful bright yellow single flowers with a reddish-brown eye that appear in May and June, and you have a unique new hybrid for the garden. The leaves in spring have a pinkish-red tint as well as cream and yellow. Grows 15” tall. Plant 18” apart.
Plant Type |
Perennials |
Hardiness Zone |
5-9 |
Exposure |
Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Spring, Summer |
Height | 12" - 18" (in) |
Spread | 12" - 18" (in) |
Spacing |
16" - 18" (in) |
Water Needs |
Low |
Maintenance |
Low |
Soil Type |
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
Soil PH |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage |
Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics |
Fragrant, Great Foliage, Showy |
Tolerance |
Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Rocky Soil |
Attracts |
Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators |
Garden Uses |
Beds and Borders, Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Patio and Containers, Small Gardens |
Tequila Sunrise Tickseed | Coreopsis x 'Tequila Sunrise', PP#9875 || You’d think the vibrant foliage of this Coreopsis would be startling enough, but add the delightful bright yellow single flowers with a reddish-brown eye that appear in May and June, and you have a unique new hybrid for the garden. The leaves in spring have a pinkish-red tint as well as cream and yellow. Grows 15” tall. Plant 18” apart.
Full Sun,
Spring, Summer,
Low Water Needs, Low Maintenance, Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained,
Fragrant, Great Foliage, Showy,
Deer Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant, Rocky Soil Tolerant,
Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Beds and Borders, Cut Flowers, Mass Planting, Patio and Containers, Small Gardens