About
Bidens ferulifolia 'Bee Alive' is a compact perennial often cultivated as an annual. It features finely dissected dark green foliage and produces orange flower clusters with yellow centers, blooming from summer through autumn.
About the genus
Bidens includes annuals, perennials, and deciduous shrubs, characterized by their opposite leaves, which can be either simple or pinnately divided. In the summer, they produce flowerheads that resemble daisies or discs.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a reasonably fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Excellent at coping with drought but needs full sun. Ideal for containers
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate from stem cuttings in spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free