Bidens

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southeastern United States, Mexico

South Africa

Types

Bulbine frutescens

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-8

12-9

Sunset Zone

16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow, Orange

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Long Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Corms or bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Needs good drainage, Reduce water once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Slugs, Soft scales, Spider mites

Aphids, Beetles, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Nasal Congestion

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Regulates Blood Sugar, Snakebite

Skin wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Corms, Leaves

Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews, Used in making tea, Used in treatment of mouth ulcers

Corms used as a vegetable

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Bidens alba

BULBINE frutescens 'Hallmark'

Common Name

Beggarticks, Bidens, black jack, burr marigolds, tickseeds, Spanish needles

Bulbine, Hallmark Bulbine, Hallmark Cat's Whiskers, Bulbine Lily

In Hindi

Bidens

Bulbine

In German

Bidens

Bulbine

In French

Bidens

Bulbine

In Spanish

Bidens

Bulbine

In Greek

Bidens

Bulbine

In Portuguese

Bidens

Bulbine

In Polish

Bidens

Bulbine

In Latin

Bidens

Bulbine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Asterales

Liliales

Family

Asteraceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Bidens

Bulbine Wolf

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Coreopsideae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Asphodeloideae

Number of Species

250160

1 27800

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Difference Between Bidens and Bulbine

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Importance of Bidens and Bulbine

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bidens and Bulbine. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bidens and Bulbine as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bidens is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Regulates Blood Sugar and Snakebite whereas of Bulbine is Skin wounds. Bidens has beauty benefits as follows: while Bulbine has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bidens vs Bulbine

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bidens vs Bulbine and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bidens are Nasal Congestion whereas of Bulbine have Toxic respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bidens has no showy fruits and Bulbine has no showy fruits. Also Bidens is not flowering and Bulbine is not flowering . You can compare Bidens and Bulbine facts and facts of other plants too.