Spicy-red flowers with gold button centers heat up the summer garden atop a compact, rounded mound of bright green threadleaf foliage. The fiery red captures attention to give any sunny garden that extra boost of vibrant midsummer color.
A great perennial for beginners – Tickseed is an easy perennial to grow and requires little care. Create beautiful petite nosegays for long-lasting summer bouquets. The dainty finely-cut foliage of Coreopsis Hot Paprika adds texture and interesting contrast to surrounding perennials. With the ever-expanding color choices on the market, Coreopsis can be used in just about any garden color scheme.
Details
Type: - Perennials
Height: - Short 15-18"
Spacing: - Plant 22-26" aprt
Bloom Time: - Early Summer to Late Summer
Sun-Shade: - Full Sun
Zones: - 5-9 Find Your Zone
Soil Condition: - Normal, Sandy
Flower: - Red
Accent: - Yellow
Patent: - PP28,522
Pot Size: - 3.5" square x 4" deep
Features to Note
Beneficial for Pollinators
Attracts Butterflies
Good for Cut Flowers
Deer Resistant
Hot Dry Site Tolerant
Humidity Tolerant
OK in Containers
Coreopsis General Information
Coreopsis verticillata are great cut flowers with its unusual narrow tapered foliage. Free flowering-continuously in bloom from early summer into fall. Spreads readily and can be used on a sunny bank, in a naturalized planting, or in a traditional border. Long blooming and easy to grow, they come in various heights and many shades of yellow, reds, pink, and white. Idaho has restricted all potted plant material from being shipped into Idaho at this time.