Bidens aristosa - SWAMP MARIFGOLD
Native re-seeding annual with golden flowers at the end of the season = August to October.
Very valuable for many pollinators, butterflies and Monarchs,
Blooming Time: August to October
Size: 3-4' tall and 1.5' wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: full sun to half shade, sandy, clayish, average soils with average to wet soils
Moisture Needs: average (medium) to wet
Origin: central and eastern USA
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators:bees, honeybees, butterflies (incl. Monarchs), wasps, syrphid flies, beetles
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: Flower beds, pond gardens, rain gardens, bog gardens. Good companions ca be Asclepias incarnata, Helianthus angustifolius and hybrids, Iris (I. sibirica, I. x lousiana, I. versicolor, I. ensata, I. pseudata, I. virginica), Lobelia, Lysimachia, Mimulus, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Phlox paniculata (with smaller flowers), Phlox maculata, Physostegia, Sanquisorba, Thalictrum, Verbena bonariensis, Veronicastrum and grasses and sedges - Carex, Andropogon gerardii and cultivars, Calamagrostis, Chasmantium, Deschmapsia, Panicum, Pennisetum.
Can be also used with mounding plants like Amsonia, Baptisia, Chelone, Hemerocallis (better with smaller flowers) or with lower growing or groundcovering plants (Alchemilla, hardy Geraniums,etc.)
Picture copyright: Famartin, Commons Wikimedia
Bidens aristosa - SWAMP MARIFGOLD
Native re-seeding annual with golden flowers at the end of the season = August to October.
Very valuable for many pollinators, butterflies and Monarchs,
Blooming Time: August to October
Size: 3-4' tall and 1.5' wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
Culture: full sun to half shade, sandy, clayish, average soils with average to wet soils
Moisture Needs: average (medium) to wet
Origin: central and eastern USA
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators:bees, honeybees, butterflies (incl. Monarchs), wasps, syrphid flies, beetles
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations: Flower beds, pond gardens, rain gardens, bog gardens. Good companions ca be Asclepias incarnata, Helianthus angustifolius and hybrids, Iris (I. sibirica, I. x lousiana, I. versicolor, I. ensata, I. pseudata, I. virginica), Lobelia, Lysimachia, Mimulus, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Phlox paniculata (with smaller flowers), Phlox maculata, Physostegia, Sanquisorba, Thalictrum, Verbena bonariensis, Veronicastrum and grasses and sedges - Carex, Andropogon gerardii and cultivars, Calamagrostis, Chasmantium, Deschmapsia, Panicum, Pennisetum.
Can be also used with mounding plants like Amsonia, Baptisia, Chelone, Hemerocallis (better with smaller flowers) or with lower growing or groundcovering plants (Alchemilla, hardy Geraniums,etc.)
Picture copyright: Famartin, Commons Wikimedia