Bidens Alba " Spanish Needles"

Bidens Alba " Spanish Needles"

Butterfly host plant for Dainty Sulphur ( Phoebis Sennae)

Pot Size: 1 Gallon

Height: 8" to 16"

Facts about Bidens alba:

Description: This weekly species has finely toothed leaves that are mostly opposite along angled stems. The simple or pinnately 3-7 lobed leaves average 1"-4" long, and the flower heads are about 1" wide. The dry, needlelike seeds( achenes) cling to fur and clothing.

Blooms Season: All year

Habitat/ Range: Disturbed sites from Canada south through Florida into the neotropics.

Family: Arteaceae

Zones: 8 to 10

Height: 1 to 3 feet

Sun: Full sun 

Water: Dry to Wet