Bidens laevis (Smooth Beggartick) hummingbird friendly Clammyweed is an exotic looking

Clammyweed is an exotic looking annual featuring slender

It flourishes when surrounded by grasses and flowering perennials

thriving in loam

twining vine that reaches approximately 10+ feet in length

It is often growing in drier

Bidens laevis (Smooth Beggartick) hummingbird friendly Clammyweed is an exotic lookingSmooth Beggartick is a native annual that draws a wide array of insects. It does not typically outcompete other native plants but instead integrates well into wetland landscapes. It grows best in full sun but also tolerates partial shade. It can flop over when top heavy with flowers and seeds. It typically blooms until frost making it a valuable late season nectar source. In its native habitat Smooth Beggartick is associated with bogs, marshy areas,