About
Bidens ferulifolia Beedance Painted Red ('Sunbidevb 2' PBR) is a compact perennial commonly cultivated as an annual. It features finely dissected, dark green foliage and produces aromatic flower clusters in orange-red, accented by 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
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants, Gravel garden
- Fragrance
- Flower
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