Coreopsis plant named ‘Butter Rum’

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis plant named ‘Butter Rum’ that is characterized by its sturdy, well-branched plant habit reaching an average of 42 cm in height and 60 cm in width, its floriferous and long blooming season of nearly sterile inflorescences that do not require deadheading; bloom commences in early July and lasts until frost in Kensington, Conn., its medium sized inflorescences with ray florets that are yellow in color with red flushed tips, its near sterility, its resistance to powdery mildew (Podosphaera macularis) and leafspot (Pseudomonas cichorii), and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5a.

It is claimed: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of  Coreopsis  plant named ‘Butter Rum’ as herein illustrated and described.