Bidens alba

beggarticks

Nomenclature

Common Name:

beggarticks

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Bidens alba

Family:

Asteraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1-3 ft ft tall by 1-3 ft ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white ray flowers, yellow disk flowers

Fruit Color:

black

Phenology:

Blooms all year.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Casual settings, especially toward the rear of wildflower gardens

Considerations:

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Light:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Attracts native bees, butterflies.





Larval host for the  dainty sulphur ( Nathalis iole ) butterfly.

Native Habitats:

Ruderal.

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Young leaves are edible and the sap will stop small wounds from bleeding.

General Comments:

Many of us think of this is a weed that we allow to grow for its value to insects.