Plant field guide
Bidens
Cheerful golden daisy flowers on fine-textured trailing stems. Non-stop bloomer.
Growing requirements
- Scientific name
- Bidens ferulifolia
- Sun
- full sun
- Water
- moderate
- Height
- 8 in (20 cm) – 14 in (36 cm)
- Spread
- 18 in (46 cm) – 30 in (76 cm)
- Spacing
- 12 in (30 cm)
- Hardiness zones & minimum temperature
- USDA 9–11; average annual extreme minimum from 20°F (-6.7°C). Hardiness does not predict local frost dates.
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Planting & seasonal timing
Northern Hemisphere planting months: not yet verified in our database.
Northern Hemisphere pruning months: no calendar months recorded.
For the Southern Hemisphere, these seasonal windows shift approximately six months. Check your local frost forecast, soil temperature, and species requirements; calendar months are not a guarantee of planting safety.
Self-cleaning. Very heat tolerant. Attracts butterflies.
Pruning
Pruning instructions are not recorded for this plant.
Fertilizer
Fertilizer type is not recorded.
A fertilizer schedule is not recorded.
Mulch
Mulching guidance is not recorded.