General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This species of tickseed or beggar's ticks is a spreading perennial which features cosmos-like flowers with yellow rays and darker yellow centers atop erect, willowy stems rising to 4' tall. Blooms in autumn. Bidens means two-toothed in Latin in reference to the flat, two-pronged seed (a spined achene) which purportedly resembles the shape of a tick thus giving rise to the common name. Seeds easily adhere to clothing or animal fur thus facilitating easy dispersal.