About
Bidens ferulifolia ‘Blazing Fire’ is a semi-hardy perennial that typically behaves as an annual in gardens, forming a low, spreading mound. It features vibrant orange flowers adorned with a yellow-gold base on each petal, creating a dynamic visual effect. The blooms are fragrant and appear abundantly, blanketing the delicate, fern-like foliage that ranges from mid-green to deep green throughout the summer and into early autumn. This cultivar is robust yet maintains a compact form when properly pinched back during its early growth stages.
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
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bedding
- Habit
- Trailing, Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens, Mediterranean climate plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow on in warm frost free conditions. Acclimatise plants before planting outside in early summer. Pinch out growing points while the plants are small to encourage branching and more stems. Regular pinching will create a well balanced compact plant that is perfect for container cultivation. Will grow in any well drained soil in full sun.
- Pruning
- Pinch out growing tips regularly when young for a well balanced and well branched plant
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings.
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free