Bigger, Earlier, and Longer-Lived--This Sunny Coreopsis Has it All!
Coreopsis Early Sunrise
Blooms from summer well into fall, sneering at heat and drought!
2-inch semi-double blooms on bushy plants! Winner of the coveted AAS Gold Medal!
What a show-off this Coreopsis is--not only does it bloom 3 weeks earlier than most others, but its blooms are enormous (a full 2 inches across), stuffed with brilliant golden petals surrounding a honey-brown eye, and crowded atop neat, compact 18-inch plants! You might think all this bloom power took some extra effort on your part, but no--Early Sunrise is just as easy as all others, springing up in the sunny garden in early summer and staying colorful till frost! It's even self-cleaning, so you don't have to deadhead!
Just a foot high, this is one tough little plant, laughing at the summer heat and drought that overtakes less hardy specimens. And it returns for many years, asking only well-drained soil in order to produce its very heavy bounty of sunny blooms! Zones 4-9.
| Genus | Coreopsis |
| Species | grandiflora |
| Variety | 'Early Sunrise' |
| Bloom Season | Early Summer - Mid Fall |
| Habit | Compact |
| Zone | 4 - 9 |
| Plant Height | 18 in - 24 in |
| Plant Width | 18 in |
| Bloom Size | 2 in |
| Additional Characteristics | Flower, Long Bloomers |
| Bloom Color | Dark Yellow |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Resistance | Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Border, Outdoor |
| Restrictions | CAN, HI, PR |
