Asteraceae
Bidens mitis
Bidens mitis
Also known as Coreopsis mitis, Coreopsis jasminifolia, Coreopsis cuspidata
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Beggarticks · Bidens · Native Wildflower · Wetland · Pollinator · Asteraceae · Moist Soil · Southeast Native · Part Shade · Bird Friendly
Smallfruit beggarticks is a fast-growing native perennial suited to moist, partially shaded habitats such as pond margins and wet meadows. It produces cheerful yellow flowers that attract pollinators and seeds that are valuable to birds. Minimal care is needed once established in an appropriately moist site.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil evenly moist but not saturated · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8.6
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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