Desmodium canadense

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Desmodium canadense | showy tick trefoil

An extremely showy wildflower, Desmodium canadense is at home on stream banks, moist roadsides, and in meadow gardens. A member of the pea family (Fabaceae), showy tick trefoil hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria on its roots and produces the characteristic pea family flowers in bright pink or rose purple. Its hairy seeds are “hitchhikers”, attaching by sticky hairs to animal or human passers-by, so we recommend using this plant away from walkways and paths. Blooms in summer creating a stunning focal point, either as a specimen or group planting.

Deep QT. pot

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Desmodium canadense | showy tick trefoil

An extremely showy wildflower, Desmodium canadense is at home on stream banks, moist roadsides, and in meadow gardens. A member of the pea family (Fabaceae), showy tick trefoil hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria on its roots and produces the characteristic pea family flowers in bright pink or rose purple. Its hairy seeds are “hitchhikers”, attaching by sticky hairs to animal or human passers-by, so we recommend using this plant away from walkways and paths. Blooms in summer creating a stunning focal point, either as a specimen or group planting.

Deep QT. pot

HABIT

Height: 4-5’

Bloom Time: mid to late summer

SITE CONDITIONS

Light: full sun, part shade

Soil: medium-wet, average, medium-dry

CULTIVATION TIPS

Establishment: easy, seeds stick to clothing; best planted away from walkways and paths

Deer Resistance: unknown

INTERACTIONS

Pollinator Support: high

Other: host plant for Eastern Tailed Blue butterfly, Gray Hairstreak butterfly, and Silver-Spotted skipper

CONSERVATION

Native Range: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest

Seed Propagated: yes