Arizona beggar-ticks

Bidens aurea

Bidens

Asteraceae

Flowering Plants

Zone 4–9

🐾 Pet-Safe

🌱 Beginner Friendly

Arizona beggar-ticks is a cheerful, daisy-like perennial that produces golden-yellow flowers from summer through fall, making it a long-blooming addition to borders and wildlife gardens. It adapts well to average soils and tolerates partial shade, though it blooms most prolifically in full sun. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to extend the blooming season and prevent unwanted self-seeding.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Fast

Mature Height

240″ – 480″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

18″

Flowers

yellow

Watering Schedule

Every 7-10 Days • Water Moderately; Allow The Top Inch Of Soil To Dry Between Waterings

Soil pH

5 – 8.6

Temperature

-25° – 95°F

Mature Spread

up to 240″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Coarse

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Argentina Northeast

Arizona

Baleares

Canary Is.

France

Germany

Guatemala

Italy

Mexico Central

Mexico Gulf

Mexico Northeast

Mexico Northwest

Mexico Southeast

Mexico Southwest

Morocco

New South Wales

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Sicilia

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Butterflies

🐝 Hummingbirds

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Nov 27, 2020 by Gonçalo Gonçalves (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones

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