Genus Bidens (Tickseed, Beggar's ticks, Burr-marigold)

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Common Name: Tickseed, Beggar's ticks, Burr-marigold

The genus Bidens includes a diverse group of annuals, perennials, and shrubs, with uses ranging from hanging baskets, meadows, gravel gardens, to borders. Some species are considered invasive in certain states.
Noteworthy characteristics: Daisy-like, usually yellow flowers.
Care: Grow in moist, well-drained soil in full sun.
Propagation: Sow seed in spring; take root cuttings of perennials in spring or fall.
Problems: Mottle virus, Cercospora leaf spot, white smut, downy mildew, powdery mildew, rust, leaf miners, aphids.

Species, varieties and cultivars for genus Bidens

Bidens aristosa
(Tickseed sunflower, Long-bracted beggar-ticks) Be the first to rate this plant

This fast-growing annual of the Midwestern wet meadows grows to 4 or 5 feet tall. Hundreds of 2-inch golden daisies with buttery tips and dark, fringed eyes smother fine foliage in late summer. Be cautioned, this plant generously self-sows, and is on Kentucky's invasive plant list.