Spanish Needles, Butterfly Needles (Bidens alba)

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 30, 2002

Common name: Spanish Needles, Butterfly Needles
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Bidens
Species alba

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/54527/

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Dec 30, 2002

What a pretty plant :)

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 30, 2002

It sure is...and what a insect magnet! The skipper butterflies love this plant, so do bees and others. Floridata calls it our worst annual weed because it blooms and seeds itself over and over. Want seeds?

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weeds Panhandle, FL(Zone 8a) Dec 31, 2002

Thanks for that info, those things are everywhere!

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Dec 31, 2002

Sure :D Wonder do Finnish insects like it?

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Dec 31, 2002

I think insects anywhere would like this plant! :) Send me your address

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