| Description | A trailing plant loaded with bright yellow flowers. Grown as a hardy annual. |
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| Pronunciation | (BI-denz)(fer-oo-lih-FO-lee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full to half day of full sun is needed for maximum flower production |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | easily survived temperatures into the upper 30 F, but at this time flower production was slim |
| Flowers | bright yellow 5 ray flowers |
| Leaves | green, feathery trailing foliage |
| Stems | trailing |
| Dimensions | 10-12 inches |
| Maintenance | dead heading, pruning to maintain shape |
| Propagation | seeds, for me it was easy from seed |
| Cultivar Origin | Thomson and Morgan, England EU. |
| Misc Facts | Bidens is made up of Latin bis (twice, in two) and dens (tooth) components with reference to the two-fanged fruit (seeds). (www.plantlives.com) |
| Author's Notes | As a trailing plant in some large pots it was prolific bloomer for me. In the garden it sprawled and crawled over plants. Much better grown as a trailing plant. |
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