Bidens - the plant's favorite decorators. Thanks to beautiful flowering, unpretentiousness in planting and care, as well as resistance to pests, the flower received approval and a solid number five from many landscape designers and gardeners.
- Short description
- Application
- Growing seedlings
- Timing
- Soil and capacity
- Sowing seeds
- Sprouting conditions
- Care of seedlings
- Transplanting seedlings to the site
- Timing
- Location selection
- Scheme
- Plant Care
- Watering
- Weeding
- Top dressing
- Pruning
- When and how to bloom
- Diseases and pests
- When to harvest and how to store seeds
Short description
Bidens, or the ferulloid sequence, is grown as an annual plant, in open ground, in containers or hanging pots. The discoverers of the plant were Guatemala and Mexico, in the countries of North America the chain exists in a multi-year form.
Flower characteristics:
- color: white and yellow;
- height: from 50-90 cm;
- diameter of flowers: from 2-3 cm;
- abundant bloom, lasts throughout the summer until late autumn;
- forms a lush bush dotted with flowers;
- sun-loving;
- does not tolerate frosts;
- has a pleasant smell;
- beautiful honey plant.
The ferulinae series has the following varieties: "White" - a large bush with white flowers;
Golden Ball- medium bushes with a diameter of up to 50 cm, have yellow and light yellow blooms, flowers reach a size of 2-4 cm;
"Golden Goddess" - beads with very large flowers. The principles of planting and care for all varieties are the same.
Application
Due to the bright and long flowering designers often use a series for the design of terraces, balconies, verandas, lawns and borders. Bidens very compact, so it can be planted in vases and drawers.
The flower tolerates sunny weather and is resistant to drafts, while the external characteristics remain unchanged.
Growing seedlings
Bidens grown as an annual or biennial plant, because the preservation of seeds in the winter is troublesome. The flower is ideal for balconies, as it blooms from early spring to winter.
Now there is a special amulet bowdens, which is suitable for pots, vases and containers.
Timing
A seedling and seedless growing method can be applied to the bidens. For a good harvest, the seeds should not be older than two years. In March, the seeds are planted on seedlings. The first shoots will appear very quickly, and in May the plant can be transplanted into the garden or a separate container.
In April, the seeds are planted in open ground. With this method, the first shoots will appear two weeks later than with the seedling method.
Soil and capacity
A series of decorative - unpretentious plant. The soil does not greatly affect its flowering and growth, although a good fertile soil will be an advantage. The main thing - to provide drainage of land. To do this, use sand or brick dust. 
Bidens is a sun-loving plant and will bloom badly in dark places. Also, the flower can be grown immediately in pots, hanging baskets or containers for decoration, for example, balconies.
Sowing seeds
Growing from seed is characteristic of an annual plant, such as bidance.
Seedling seed (scheme):
- we mix the earth with sand 1: 1, in order to avoid bogging of the soil;
- Pour the prepared mixture into the landing boxes;
- the ground must be moistened;
- seeds are planted at a depth of 1 cm;
- container closed with film or glass for thermal effect;
- produce plant nutrition.
Sowing seeds in open ground (scheme):
- the earth must be dug up;
- make wells and put 3-5 pieces into each well;
- produce plant nutrition.
Sprouting conditions
Due to its endurance and unpretentiousness, the series does not have special conditions and requirements for germination. The main thing - heat and watering in strong sunshine.
Bidens loves top dressing, it can be various fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus. Seedlings can be placed in partial shade, the main thing is to monitor its condition and, if necessary, rearrange it to a more sunny place.
Care of seedlings
Top dressing and infrequent watering is a guarantee of good and healthy seedlings. Make sure that the seedlings do not stagnate in the water.
Transplanting seedlings to the site
Bidens ferulolistny is suitable both for seedlings, and for planting in open ground.Herb provides good results in both cases of planting.
Timing
Seedlings transplanted to the site in May. Before planting, drain the ground with sand at the rate of two buckets of sand per 1 square meter of land.
Location selection
Choose sunny places. The site should not be stagnant water. Everything else doesn’t matter, the curb adapts well to any conditions. Do not forget to feed the plant after rooting, preferably two weeks after planting the seedlings.
Scheme
For group plantings, observe an interval of 30 cm.
Plant Care
If you follow the simple rules of plant care, you will get the desired result. We present you the universal recommendations for the care of a string of decorative. 
Watering
No need to be zealous in watering, the plant is more drawn to the light than to the water.
Weeding
Before planting and in the process of growth, remove excess weeds near the flower.
Top dressing
It is better to fertilize the series with complex potassium phosphate fertilizers. To prevent the soil from drying out, you can dig up the soil with compost.
Pruning
The plant will look beautiful and grow only with timely pruning of long lateral shoots. To give the plant the correct spherical shape, it must be cut off.
The process of pruning does not harm the flower, the main thing is to cut off the elongated side shoots. After 10-14 days in their place will grow new flower stalks. 
When and how to bloom
A series of blooms very quickly, by the middle of June you will be able to see an excellent result. If the flowering is weak, you need to cut the baskets that have faded. Also, the quality of flowering affects the proper fit and care.
Diseases and pests
Gardeners love beads for their resistance to pests. He is not afraid of anything - "planted and forgotten," except for the care of the flower.
When to harvest and how to store seeds
This is the only minus of the plant: collecting seeds is a complicated and almost useless process. In 90% of cases, the result does not meet your expectations, because the varietal signs are lost.
If you still decide to collect the seeds yourself, then this should be done in the fall, when the flowering period ends. Cut the flowers, dry them, then separate the seeds and store them until the next spring in a warm, dry place. 
It is necessary to add that the series extends to self-seeding. Therefore, it is better to trim the flowering baskets in time, in order to avoid the uncontrolled spread of the plants in the garden.
Bidens - a beautiful flower that will decorate any flower bed, balcony or curbs. Thanks to its resistance to the sun and frost, the flower has been loved by many gardeners and landscape designers. Moreover, he is not afraid of any pests.
