'Sweet Marmalade' For Perennial Lovers

By Greenhouse Grower staff|August 23, 2011

With a famous parent in its background, and a name that perfectly captures its beautifully unfolding orange-red to apricot-yellow color, ‘Sweet Marmalade’ coreopsis can be a stunning addition to any garden.

An introduction from Blooms of Bressingham, this variety’s orange-red flowers soften as they mature, mellowing to a more pale apricot-yellow through the season. ‘Sweet Marmalade’ is also covered in bushy mounds of mid-green, narrow, linear foliage. It blooms summer into early autumn, and its tidy habit works beautifully in the garden or in a container.

Hardy in Zones 5 to 9, ‘Sweet Marmalade’ is happiest in full sun and in porous, well-drained soil. Bushy mounded plants grow 10 inches high and 20 inches wide the first year.

‘Sweet Marmalade’ is actually a sport of another popular Blooms variety: ‘Creme Brulee.’ The mixed shades of orange and yellow are reminiscent of orange marmalade, the staple British treat, so the name for this introduction centers around the food theme of the parent.