trefle.io · Taken Jun 6, 2021 by Fernando da Luz Schmidt (cc-by-sa)
Asteraceae
Beggar-ticks
Bidens pilosa
Also known as Bidens abadiae var. typica, Bidens sundaica, Bidens valparadisiaca, Bidens pilosa f. monophylla
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Beggar Ticks · Bidens Pilosa · Wildflower · Medicinal Herb · Tropical Weed · Pollinator · Asteraceae · Annual · Fast Growing · Edible Plant
Beggar-ticks is a vigorous, fast-growing plant that adapts easily to a wide range of soils and light conditions, making it very easy to establish. It has a long history of medicinal use in tropical and subtropical regions and attracts a variety of pollinators. Note that its barbed seeds cling to clothing and animal fur, so site it away from pathways or areas where spread is undesirable.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil moist but not waterlogged; reduce watering during dry spells · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 5 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Azores, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cambodia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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