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Coreopsis Honeybunch 'Red & Gold'
Best low-maintenance perennial for gardeners seeking long-lasting, vibrant patio color.
Enhance your garden with Coreopsis Honeybunch 'Red & Gold', a perennial celebrated for its dense, dark green foliage and mounded habit. This variety offers a spectacular, long-lasting display of bicolored yellow and red blooms from mid-spring through early fall. It's an exceptionally easy-care plant, thriving in full sun and requiring moist, well-drained soil. Perfect for adding vibrant color to perennial beds or brightening up containers on your patio or deck, this showy plant brings fiery beauty and reliable performance to any sunny spot.
$17.95
Owner Satisfaction
4.7
/ 5
Category Rank
29
/ 2730
#29 in Landscaping & Garden Plants
Price vs Category Average
-35%
Below average
SKU
25936
Who it's for
- Gardeners seeking high-impact, vibrant color for their landscape beds
- Busy homeowners wanting long-lasting blooms with minimal maintenance
- Urban gardeners needing compact plants for containers or small spaces
Who should skip it
- Perennial collectors expecting long-term, multi-year garden reliability
- Shade-garden owners lacking consistent, direct daily sunlight
- Gardeners in humid climates wanting low-maintenance, disease-resistant foliage
Performance breakdown
Bloom Longevity
Continuous color from spring through fall provides exceptional seasonal value.
Maintenance Ease
Requires minimal effort to maintain its neat, mounded habit.
Hardiness Range
Versatile enough to thrive across a wide variety of climate zones.
Visual Impact
Striking bicolored petals create a high-contrast focal point in any garden.
Container Suitability
Compact growth habit makes it perfect for patio pots and planters.
Foliage Density
Dark green leaves provide a lush backdrop for the vibrant blooms.
Key Specs
SKU
25936
Genus
Coreopsis
Variety
'Red & Gold'
Item Form
1-Quart
Hardiness Zones
5 - 10
Mature Height
10 inches
Mature Width
15 inches
Soil Type
Normal, loamy
Features
- Features striking bicolored yellow and red blooms.
- Boasts an exceptionally long blooming season.
- Forms a neat, mounded growth habit.
- Thrives in full sun conditions.
- Ideal for both garden beds and containers.
- Provides dense, attractive dark green foliage.
- Easy to care for and maintain.
What customers say
Customers consistently praise the Coreopsis Honeybunch for its exceptional quality, specifically the vibrant, true to color red and gold blooms. The primary theme is reliability; gardeners report high germination rates and robust, long lasting plants that require minimal fuss. This ease of use makes it a favorite for both novice and experienced growers seeking dependable color throughout the season. The overall consensus highlights the plant's ability to deliver beautiful results exactly as advertised, offering excellent value.
Know before you buy
This variety is prized for its exceptionally long blooming season, producing vibrant yellow and red flowers continuously from mid-spring through early fall.
Coreopsis 'Red & Gold' is a hardy perennial suitable for USDA zones 5 through 10. In these regions, it is designed to return year after year.
Yes, its neat, mounded growth habit makes it an excellent choice for containers. Ensure your pot has good drainage and receives full sun for the best performance.
Since this variety reaches a mature width of about 15 inches, you should space them at least 15 to 18 inches apart to allow for proper air circulation and growth.
It thrives in normal, loamy soil that is well-drained. Avoid planting in areas where water tends to pool, as consistent moisture is preferred over soggy conditions.
It is considered an easy-care perennial. Aside from providing full sun and moderate watering, it requires very little intervention to maintain its attractive, mounded shape.
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