Can you ID this yellow annual

Hi all,
I bought this in a local fete and all they could tell me was that it was an annual. It's done really well all summer, and still looks great (the picture was taken yesterday)and I would love to have it in the garden again next year. Any idea what it's called? If it's really an annual? How I can propagate it?
Thanks for your help.
Fiwi

 

hello fiwi it is called Bidens you buy it as a summer basket plant you can overwinter it and take cuttings in spring it is lovely and flowers all summer :D :D

 

Hi Fiwi
its actually Sanvitalia procumbens (looks similar to Bidens, but Bidens has fewer petals & usually finer foliage, though some cultivars do have larger leaves - sorry Brazil!). It is an annual & can be grown as ground cover or more usually seen in hanging baskets, very easy & likes it dry.
Seeds available here (though can be bought as small plants in spring)
http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/pages/moreinfo.asp?pe=DBFBEABBQ_+sanvitalia+procumbens+orange+sprite&cid=211
A pic here of Bidens for comparison (+seeds - also an easygoing plant)
http://wholesale.thompson-morgan.com/eu/en/product/2599/1
I am a bit of a plant anorak, but I hope this helps!

 

Thank you both.
I will put it on my shopping list for next year. Fiwi

 

Me too! It's extremely yummy!