The more I walk the gardens of this world, the more I am reminded just how little I know. How is it possible that I have not come across Bidens aurea “Hannay’s Lemon Drop” before? It is unlikely that I could have walked past this beauty and not been stopped in my tracks. Supermodel elegant, fashionably late flowering, with chic-ly understated flowers, the only embellishment being each petal end is dunked in virginal white. Of course there may be hidden secrets, not apparent on first meeting, perhaps invasive or short-lived or high maintenance. For this instant I didn’t care about any potential foibles, I was happy to admire the perfect airy blooms against the clear autumnal sky.
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Off The Edge Gardening 
Lovely photo, looking up through the sunlit petals into the sky with its puffy clouds.
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Thank you, a picture perhaps ….. 🙂
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When I was a young gardener, I used to be a frequent visit to Hannay’s nursery in Bath (now closed). It was wonderful and got me into more unusual perennials. Many of the plants I bought there, including Inula magnifica, Cephalaria gigantea and a tree peony are still going strong in my parents’ garden over 20 years later.
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Thank you for this piece of garden history, really interesting. Sounds like you have always had impeccable taste.
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Just ‘seen’ this at one of my clients gardens ~ not actually seen for the first time but to be able to put a name to it.
I’m happy to say that it spreads but not intrusively and it seems to thrive on neglect!
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Life is funny like that! Got any seed on it …… 🙂
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It’s only just started flowering!
I will see what I can find in a few weeks.
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😉
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