About
Bidens 'Yellow Red Star' (Hawaiian Flare Series) is a compact perennial that showcases dense, feathery green leaves. Its single, star-like flowers feature dark orange blooms accented with yellow-edged petals. Unlike other varieties that may become leggy as the season progresses, this plant maintains a tidy shape, making it well-suited for pots, containers, and hanging baskets throughout the summer and into 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
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial, Bedding
- Habit
- Bushy, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Mulch in autumn; in cold areas lift plants before first frosts and keep frost-free over winter
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by stem cuttings in spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free