beggarticks
Bidens alba
USDA zones8 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Beggarticks (Bidens alba) is an annual for low maintenance gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows 12 to 36 inches tall and wide. Its white and yellow flowers look like small daisies and attract butterflies.
Pairs well with Frogfruit, Lemon Grass lemongrass, and Chia.
Native range
AL, CT, FL, GA, and 8 more places. See all 12
AL, CT, FL, GA, HI, LA, MA, MO, NC, NM, PA, and SC.