How to prune bidens ferulifolia 'bidy gonzales'

Midsummer when stems become leggy or flowering slows. Shear the whole plant back by one-third to one-half with scissors. No need to deadhead individually; focus on cutting back trailing stems to just above a leaf node.

Once or twice per season as needed. Bidens 'Bidy Gonzales' is a vigorous trailing annual that can become straggly by midsummer. Pinch or cut stems back by one-third to one-half to encourage dense branching and continued flowering. It is largely self-cleaning — old flowers drop on their own — but a hard shear mid-season dramatically refreshes the display.

Shear the whole plant back by one-third to one-half with scissors. No need to deadhead individually; focus on cutting back trailing stems to just above a leaf node.