About
Bidens ferulifolia 'Golden Empire' is a semi-hardy perennial that is often cultivated as an annual for vibrant summer displays. This variety produces abundant, fragrant, golden-yellow star-like flowers with complementary yellow centers, providing a vivid burst of color. The blooms appear generously, enveloping the fine, feathery foliage that ranges from mid-green to dark green during the summer months and into early autumn. Compared to other cultivars, 'Golden Empire' features slightly larger flowers and exhibits a more upright growth habit, rather than a semi-trailing form.
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
- 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