Growing guide · Perennials

Coreopsis grandiflora

How to grow Tickseed 'Tequila Sunrise'.

Variegated leaves, gold flowers, red fall.

Light
Full sun
Water
Low
Zones
5–9
Size
About 18 in. tall and wide
Spacing
18 in. apart.
Pets
Not on the ASPCA pet-safe list; keep it out of reach
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Coreopsis with green and cream variegated leaves and golden flowers with red-brown eyes

Light

Full sun.

Water

Water weekly until established, then only in drought.

Planting and soil

Plant in spring, crown at soil level.

Feeding

None.

Pruning

Deadhead through summer. Cut back in spring.

Through the year

Flowers June to August; foliage tints red-pink in fall.

If something's off

Short-lived in heavy, wet soil. Mildew in crowded spots.

Plays well with

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Why we stock it: Variegated foliage and gold flowers from a native coreopsis.

Grows wild in 10 states (USDA PLANTS records). 17 eastern pollen-specialist bee species use Coreopsis (Fowler & Droege 2020).

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