Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata 'Scarlet Ribbons') - red flowers, illustrated plant cardIllustration

Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis

Coreopsis verticillata 'Scarlet Ribbons'

Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis blooms from June through September.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Jun–Sep
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Hardiness
Zones 5–9
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Sun
Full sun
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Water
Moderate water
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Mature size
16 in × 20 in
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Type
Perennial
house classification

Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Growing Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis

Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–9. Expect it to reach about 16 in tall and 20 in wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years (a house reading).

Is Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis toxic to dogs or cats?

Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.

Verification
What was checked

Nine facts were checked against named botanical sources, each recorded beside the sources that carried it: mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, the trait tags, and years to mature size, which rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one and is marked so. Soil, diseases, pests, toxicity and the plant's own names have not yet been read for this plant, and its trait tags are the ones a feature uses rather than every word a page prints. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.

See the 8 sources it was checked against

When to plant Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis

Plant Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 7, the middle of its hardy zones 5 to 9, spring means March to May and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from June to September.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 7, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 7 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.

How big does Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis get?

Illustration of Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis drawn to scale beside an adult16 intall5 ft 7 inan adult20 inwide
About 16 in tall and 20 in wide at maturity: knee-high beside an adult.

See Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.

How far apart to plant Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis

Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.

Space Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis about 20 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.

Plant them
20 in apart
Per 10 sq ft
about 4
4 by 8 ft bed
about 8

Add Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.

Where these facts come from

Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis' height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags were checked against 8 published sources on October 20, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.

  • Plant Addictsthe queue storeheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and bloom months and color
  • Pleasant Run Nurserygrower, New Jerseyheight, spread, hardiness zones, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
  • Walters Gardensbreeder and patent assignee, Zeeland, Michiganheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color and trait tags
  • gardencrossings.comGarden Crossings (retailer, Zeeland, Michigan)height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and bloom months and color
  • pridescorner.comPrides Corner Farms (grower, Connecticut)height, spread, hardiness zones and bloom months and color
  • Proven Winnersintroducer brandheight, spread, hardiness zones and water
  • US plant patent (Google Patents)Hans A. Hansen / Walters Gardens, US Plant Patent PP35,961 (Google Pat...height, spread and bloom months and color
  • ugatrial.hort.uga.eduUniversity of Georgia Trial Gardens (2024 Sun Ground Results)bloom months and color and trait tags

How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.

Where it grows wild

A garden form of Anacis verticillata

Its wild parent is native to 17 states.

United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and 5 more

Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.

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