Saturday: catch the show

[15_the_circle]

[OT from cottage renovations]

there's a tumbling profusion of these yellow blooms along the NE edge of the lower field. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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lower field

Bidens aristosa

the Latin name is so much more uplifting that the common tickseed beggar-tick or bearded beggartick.  they can be found anywhere E of the Rockies except Florida, Rhode Island and Vermont so perhaps this is No Big Deal but in yesterday afternoon's light they seemed to be adding a tremendous splash of colour to the scene. 

so other than the visual appeal, what good are they?  the Agriculture Dept doesn't seem to think much of their potential:

Suitability/Use
Berry/Nut/Seed Product	No
Christmas Tree Product	No
Fodder Product	No
Fuelwood Product	None
Lumber Product	No
Naval Store Product	No
Nursery Stock Product	No
Palatable Browse Animal	Low
Palatable Graze Animal	Low
Palatable Human	No
Post Product	No
Protein Potential	Low
Pulpwood Product	No
Veneer Product	No

but elsewhere they are said to be favoured by beekeepers for producing a dark honey.  I guess that doesn't count. 

Comments

[gracegiver]

Yummy .... the third one.