Tickseed Sizzle & Spice® 'Hot Paprika'
1 Gallon
$32.99
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Perennial · Zones 5–9
Coreopsis verticillata 'Hot Paprika'
Tickseed Sizzle & Spice® 'Hot Paprika'
$32.99
The short version
A perennial for full sun.
Native variety. Bees can get in.
Zones 5–9Full sunLow waterNot pet-safe
Stock
In stockTracking the day it leavesPromise
Arrives aliveOr we replace it. How
Spacing and size
18–24 in. apart.
Restocks and new drops, in the Shop app.
The story
Red daisies, all summer.
Fine, threadlike leaves in a tidy mound, covered for weeks in deep red daisies with a small yellow button in the center. It's a threadleaf coreopsis, so the texture stays airy even when it's not in flower.
Light
Full sun.
Water
Water weekly the first summer. After that it handles dry spells.
Planting
Plant in spring or early fall, crown level with the soil.
True red flowers on a compact, tough plant that bees and butterflies work all summer.
The facts
Size15–18 in. tall, 22–26 in. wideShowEarly summer to late summerLightFull sunZones5–9WaterLow, let it dryGood forNative variety, Deer-resistant, DroughtPetsNot pet-safe; keep out of reach
Who it feeds
Bred from a native. USDA records the parent species growing wild in your state, inside its native range. USDA PLANTS
- Specialist bees 17 bee species in the eastern U.S. gather pollen from only a few plant groups, and Coreopsis is one of them. Source
Plays well with
Complete the planting.
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