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