Beggars Tick is an annual grown for its blooms. Season length, not a winter zone, decides where it grows. Its flowers are a moderate draw for honeybees, native bees, and butterflies.
Beggars Tick — the short answer
Beggars Tick: grown in zones 8–11, full sun, pH 3.5–8.5.
- USDA zones
- Grown as an annual — see the growing season
- Growing season, not a hardiness zone
- Soil pH
- 3.5–8.5
- FAO ECOCROP
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Converted from FAO ECOCROP
- Frost-kill temp (growing season)
- 32°F
- FAO ECOCROP
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS and university Extension sources — each tile names its own row's source, because per-field provenance varies.
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What Beggars Tick is
Beggars Tick grows as an annual.
How to grow Beggars Tick
Season length, not a winter zone, decides where beggars tick grows. Beggars Tick does best in full sun — at least 6 hours of direct sun a day — and soil from pH 3.5 to 8.5, on well-drained ground.
USDA Zones
Grown as an annual — see the growing season
Soil pH
3.5 - 8.5
FAO ECOCROP
Sun
Full Sun
Converted from FAO ECOCROP
Drainage
well (dry spells)
FAO ECOCROP
Frost Kill Temperature
32°F
Where cold starts killing growing tissue. Not a winter-survival floor — a dormant perennial takes far colder, which its hardiness zone answers.
FAO ECOCROP
Minimum Growing Temperature
50°F
Below this it stops growing rather than dies — a pace limit, not a survival limit.
FAO ECOCROP
Start the season right
Plant beggars tick in full sun with at least 6 hours of direct sun, once the soil has warmed and frost risk has passed. We haven't confirmed this against a published source yet.
Match the soil
Beggars Tick prefers pH 3.5 to 8.5 (FAO ECOCROP). A quick soil test from your local Extension lab tells you whether to add lime or sulfur to land in band.
Harvest at its peak
Cut beggars tick blooms in the cool of the morning, just as they open, for the longest display.
Where Beggars Tick thrives
Season length, not a winter zone, decides where beggars tick grows. Zone is only the starting point, though: the soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific land decide how well it actually does.
A USDA zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme winter minimum, so zones 8–11 spans average winter lows from 10°F to 50°F (USDA PHZM 2023). Across the 50 states and DC, that band covers 1 outright and splits 27 more down the middle.
Zones 8–11·Hardiness bandOpen map →
This map is derived from the USDA ARS / PRISM Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) and is not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
Where Beggars Tick stands, state by state
Beggars Tick is rated for zones 8–11 — a cold floor USDA puts at 10 to 20°F. Across the 50 states and DC, 1 sits fully inside that band, the line runs through 27 more, and 23 sit outside it — and inside every split state, the same line runs on at county grain.
The line runs through
27 states
- Alaska · zones 1a-9a
- Idaho · zones 3b-8a
- California · zones 4b-11a
3 of 27 shown
State zone extents: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) 2023. A zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme minimum temperature, so a state that splits the band contains the boundary — its own page draws the county line, and a parcel report resolves which side your land sits on.
What grows around Beggars Tick
Growing guides for beggars tick
Related plants in annual flower
Good to know
Beggars Tick offers moderate value to bees and other pollinators. We haven't confirmed this against a published source yet.
Your land is one point inside Beggars Tick's range
This page resolves to the species. Your state page draws the county line, and a report reads the parcel — the soil pH, drainage, sun, and frost dates on your exact ground, which no species average can see.
See if Beggars Tick will thrive on your land
Zone averages are a start. Your soil pH, drainage, sun exposure, and frost dates shape whether beggars tick actually takes. We score it against the mapped and modelled conditions at your address.
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How we know this about Beggars Tick
The figures above are cited per row, not per site: the pH band names this plant’s own source column, the three temperature figures each carry their own, and days-to-maturity cites the publication that actually lists it. All of it comes from the Growable Ground Plant Database — a compilation over FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS, and university Extension sources, published openly with per-field provenance.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I grow Beggars Tick in my zone?
Beggars Tick is grown as an annual, so a hardiness zone does not decide it — its growing season follows your last and first frost dates. Soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific parcel also shape whether it takes.
When should you plant Beggars Tick?
Most growers plant beggars tick after the last spring frost, once the soil has warmed. Your local frost dates set the exact window — a Growable Ground report reads them for your address.
How much sun does Beggars Tick need?
Beggars Tick needs full sun — a spot that catches at least 6 hours of direct summer sun a day. We haven't confirmed this against a published source yet. In more shade it still grows, but usually gives a smaller, later crop. The catch is that a yard rarely gets even light everywhere — a fence, the house, or one tall tree can quietly take those hours. A Growable Ground report reads the real sun-hours across your land, canopy and buildings included, so you can pick the brightest bed before you plant.
What soil does Beggars Tick need?
Beggars Tick prefers soil pH 3.5 to 8.5, on well-drained ground (FAO ECOCROP). Your report scores your parcel's mapped soil against that using USDA SSURGO data.
Does Beggars Tick attract pollinators?
Yes — beggars tick's flowers are a solid nectar source for honeybees, native bees, and butterflies. We haven't confirmed this against a published source yet.
Keep exploring Beggars Tick
Beggars Tick state by state
Every state beggars tick's zone reaches — 5 link straight to that state's beggars tick growing page; the rest open the state's full growing guide.