Bidens Ferulifolia "Pretty In Pink" 15cmPot

🌸 Bidens ferulifolia ‘Pretty In Pink’

Botanical Name: Bidens ferulifolia ‘Pretty In Pink’
Common Names: Bidens, Pink Bidens, Pretty In Pink Bidens
Plant Type: Tender perennial (commonly grown as an annual)

📌 Product Description

Bidens ferulifolia ‘Pretty In Pink’ is a charming, free-flowering plant featuring soft pink daisy-like flowers with sunny yellow centres. Blooming profusely throughout the warmer months, it creates a gentle yet eye-catching display in garden beds, borders, containers, and hanging baskets.

This variety is heat tolerant, easy to grow, and exceptionally reliable in South African gardens, delivering long-lasting colour with minimal care.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 20 – 35 cm
• Width / Spread: approx. 40 – 60 cm
• Growth Habit: Mounded and spreading

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun for best flowering
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil; adaptable to most soil types
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Feed every 4–6 weeks with a balanced fertiliser during the growing season
• Maintenance:
  • Minimal deadheading required
  • Light trimming encourages a bushier habit

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Active growth and flowering spring through autumn
• Flowering Season: Spring to autumn, with peak flowering in summer
• Frost Sensitivity: Frost-tender; grown as an annual in colder regions

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Long flowering period
• Heat and drought tolerant
• Ideal for containers, baskets, and mass planting
• Low-maintenance and beginner-friendly

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden beds and borders
✔ Hanging baskets and containers
✔ Patio and balcony displays
✔ Colourful mass plantings