Early Sunrise coreopsis debuted as a 1989 All-American Selections Flower Winner and Fleuroselect Gold Medal Winner for growing "attractive, compact, uniform plants" and "charming semi-double flowers." Coreopsis grandiflora, or more commonly known as just Large-Flowered Tickseed, is native to prairies, woodlands, thickets, and clearings from Florida to New Mexico and all across the midwest.