How to grow Romerillo

Bidens alba

Full Sun
OR
Dappled Sun
Medium

Bidens alba prefer cool weather conditions 15C to 23C for better growth.Prefers loamy soil in full sun or partial shades. In Tropics at medium elevation , Bidens alba can be propagated during cool season and rainy season.It blooms during the coolest months in the tropics and become dormant during hot and dry seasons.Bidens alba tend to develop shoots with roots during wet season and this mark the time to propagate them by rooted cuttings.Unlike in Temperate conditions, Bidens alba in the tropic will not grow as weeds due to hot weather that cause its seeds to become sterile.

Growing Romerillo from seed

Given the right conditions this plant will readily reseed and become a weed.

How long does Romerillo take to grow?

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Romerillo Folklore & Trivia

Bidens Alba ranks third as most common reliable source of nectar for honey production in Florida USA.²

Other names for Romerillo

begarticks

Bidens alba (L.) DC. var. radiata (Sch. Bip.) Ballard ex T.E. Melchert

Footnotes

¹ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidens_alba

² www.eattheweeds.com/spanish-needles-pitchfork-weed/