Smooth Beggartick | Bidens laevis in Family Asteraceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Most pond and aquatic plants are placed into planting baskets and then placed at a suitable level in the pond since not all plants like deep water like the water lily. Bidens laevis the Smooth Beggartick is such a plant.

The aquatic plant Bidens laevis whose common name is Smooth Beggartick which belongs to the family Asteraceae is a native plant of the USA.

Smooth Beggartick is an annual aquatic which menas it lasts for a single growing season only.

Medium green leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Smooth Beggartick are narrow.

This plant does not produce flowers of any significance.

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Bidens laevis whose common name is Smooth Beggartick blooms in summer and spring

Bidens laevis belongs to the plant family Asteraceae . Like most aquatic plants Smooth Beggartick needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.