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How to Grow and Care for Tridax

Tridax requires well-drained soil and moderate watering to thrive. It thrives in full sun but can tolerate partial shade. Special care involves regularly removing spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming and controlling its spread, as it can become invasive due to its rapid growth habit.

Watering schedule: Every week

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Planting and Growing Tridax

Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Annual
Watering Schedule	Every week

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Types of Tridax

Coatbuttons

Coatbuttons is native to the tropical Americas and has become an invasive weed around the world. It produces arrowhead-shaped yellow or white flowers and hard fruit covered with stiff hairs. This plant is regarded as invasive because it produces up to 1,500 of these hard fruits per plant and spreads easily, outcompeting native vegetation.

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