Nodding Beggarsticks

Bidens cernua

• Description: Annual herb growing up to 150 cm, with bright yellow, nodding flowers.
• Habitat: Swamps, marshes, wet meadows, and lakesides.
• Pair with: Slough sedge, skunk cabbage, rushes, and black cottonwood.
• Fun Fact: The unique nodding flowers attract a variety of pollinators, and the seeds are eaten by birds and ducks.