Marietta® Bidens
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Bidens Marietta® is a proven performer of this well known species. it has a superb mounding habit which remains compact.
Flowers are self cleaning and very tolerant of all types of weather. Plant usage is pots, hanging baskets, combination plantings, window boxes, and landscape situations
Marietta® Bidens Habit
Mounding, compact habit
Height: 9″ to 14″
Spread: Up to 15″
Outstanding Characteristics
A fantasy of flowers
Blooms all season long
Easy to grow and maintain
Impervious to heat
Self-cleaning, well-branching
Application
Pots, hanging baskets, combination baskets, window boxes, landscaping
Production
| Media | Well drained peat/perlite mix recommended |
|---|---|
| Soil pH | 5.5-6.5 |
| Fertilizer | Constant feed 200 ppm with a complete water-soluble fertilizer |
| Light | High-moderate |
| Water | Maintain moderately moist soil |
| Growing Climate | Day: 65-75℉ Night: 55-60℉ |
| Timing | 4″pot(1 liner) 5-7 weeks,6″pot(1 liner) 7-10 weeks,10″pot(3 liners) 10-12 weeks |
| Pinch Back | 4″pot(1-2 pinch) , 6″pot(2 pinch),10″pot(2-3 pinch), Less pinching when grown cool |
| Pests | Whiteflies, aphids, mites |
| PGR Application | None required |