Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Early Sunrise’ Tickseed This award-winner here and in Europe covers itself with golden-yellow, semi-double blooms from early summer into the fall, reaches 18" in height, is carefree, and provides a wealth of cut flowers, especially if spent blooms are removed. It won’t need staking either, as other tall Coreopsis do. For pleasing foliage shape and a hot color combination, try combining ‘Early Sunrise’ with Crocosmia and Japanese Blood Grass. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 4–9 full sun Coreopsis lanceolata ‘Goldfink’ Tickseed A compact dwarf at 8", with bright yellow single petal blossoms on strong stems that are produced in great quantity from late June to August. ‘Goldfink’ will draw attention to the front of your border, and is worth a try in the rock garden or in window boxes or pots. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 4–9 full sun Coreopsis lanceolata ‘Walter’ Tickseed Golden yellow single ray flowers are 2" wide and have a red center at 10-12" on strong stems held close above the elongated green leaves from June to August. Longer blooming than other lanceolatas, this improved cultivar is compact and not at all floppy. It’s a perfect choice for window boxes or pots, the rock garden, or the front of your border. Deadheading will guarantee the longest bloom period. Try it with Veronica ‘Royal Candles’ and Coreopsis ‘Limerock Ruby’ for a harmonious combination of bright primary colors and foliage textures. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 3–9 full sun Coreopsis ‘Limerock Ruby’ Tickseed Bright ruby red 1-1/2" daisy flowers with a yellow center are abundant and long blooming. Blooming from June to frost at 18-20" above needle-like foliage, this is definitely a hot new perennial. Heat and cold tolerant, upright, airy, mounding, and self supporting, who could ask for more from a red flowering perennial. Blooms of Bressingham introduction. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 4-9 full sun Coreopsis rosea ‘American Dream’ Tickseed A rare pink accented by a golden-yellow center, this native Coreopsis is the only one that prefers moist soil, making it well suited to waterside plantings and moist locations other Coreopsis don’t like. It does have the same enthusiasm for blooming as its yellow cousins, doing so above fine, needlelike foliage of rich green to a height of 12–18" in June and July. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 5–8 full sun Coreopsis rosea ‘Sweet Dreams’ Tickseed Definitely an attention-grabbing Tickseed, ‘Sweet Dreams’ has a striking raspberry center surrounded by white ray petals. The 1-1/2" wide daisies appear in July and keep it up for weeks at about 18-24". Spreading 2' or more the first year, it likes moist, well-drained average soil like all Coreopsis roseas. In full sun the petals are more raspberry than white. Young plants will benefit from sheering a month or so before buds appear. Same ferny foliage as C. rosea. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 4-9 full sun Coreopsis ‘Tequila Sunrise' Tickseed You would think the vibrant foliage of this Coreopsis would be startling enough, but add the delightful bright yellow 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. Variegation holds up well through the summer, and in the fall a darker mahogany joins the cream and yellow hues. The single flowers are close to the compact, rounded clump of foliage at 15". You have to see this bright beauty to believe it. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 5–9 full sun Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ Tickseed This native perennial is one of the very best! Its delicate lemon yellow single flowers are profusely produced throughout the summer (June to frost) above lacy foliage that is drought, mildew, and insect resistant. A compact grower 15–18" high, it blends well with a multitude of colors and seems to fit anywhere. Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year for 1992. Gorgeous with our blue Veronicas or Salvia ‘Blue Hill’, Shasta Daisies, and just about any other perennial you could think of! Plant 18 inches apart Zone 4–9 full sun Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ Tickseed This bushy 18" native Coreopsis is covered from July to September with masses of starry single flowers in a bright golden yellow with delicate fern-like foliage. Ideal for limited-space gardens, ‘Zagreb’ is handsome even when not in bloom, and handles average to dry conditions. Plant 18 inches apart Zone 5–9 full sun
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