Coreopsis 'Firewheel' Tickseed 'Firewheel' is the newest addition to the L'il Bang series from Darrell Probst. With hot red with yellow tipped petals 'Firewheel' is perfect for the front of the border in the garden and are great in containers too. Re-blooms through the summer into fall with a color scheme to match any fall planting. Deer resistant too. PPAF. Li’l Bang Series is carefree, disease resistant, and long blooming. From master hybridizer, Darrell Probst, large flowers on sterile plants bloom all summer. Photography courtesy: Ball Horticulture. MATURE HEIGHT: 12". MATURE SPREAD: 12-18". HARDINESS ZONES: 5,6,7,8. FLOWER: All season. SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to mostly sunny. SIZE SHIPPED: 2.5" pot. (plants shipped to California may be bare root and trimmed) This plant is a wonderful hardy perennial (it comes back each year). Coreopsis are easy plants to grow, rarely bothered by insects or disease. They are deer resistant. Tickseeds tolerate the hot summer sun, poor soil and short periods of dryness. A native to North America that has been recently bred into a number of colors. The flowers are great additions to fresh cut bouquets. A great plant for beginners and a standard of all butterfly gardens. All of our tickseed are of blooming age/size.