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Asteraceae
Trifid bur-marigold
Bidens tripartita
Also known as Three-lobe beggarticks, Swamp marigold, Cut-leaf beggarticks, Bidens minor
Native Plants · Wetland · Pond Margin · Wildflower · Bidens · Bog Plant · Native Wildflower · Self-Seeding · Pollinator · Marginal Plant
Trifid bur-marigold is a low-maintenance wetland annual that prefers damp to wet soils and partial shade, making it ideal for pond margins and rain gardens. It requires very little care once established and will self-seed readily in moist conditions. Avoid letting the soil dry out completely, as this plant naturally thrives in waterlogged or boggy environments.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate prolonged drying out · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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