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Bidens ferulifolia
Bidens (Bidens ferulifolia) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 2-11, that matures to about 0.7-1.5 ft × 1-2 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs. Expect yellow blooms in spring, summer and fall. It attracts pollinators and butterflies, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 2-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 0.7-1.5 ft × 1-2 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Butterflies
- Native to
- Southwest US, Mexico
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
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Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Bidens is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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