Summer Sprite lanceleaf coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata 'Summer Sprite'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size9 to 12 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow with mahogany ring around central disk.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer Sprite' lanceleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata 'Summer Sprite') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It forms a clumping mound 9 to 12 inches tall and wide. Yellow blooms with a mahogany ring around the center appear in spring and summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit them. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Prairie Sun rudbeckia, Spotted beebalm, and Standing Ovation little bluestem.