Desmodium canadense - Canada Tick Trefoil

Sun Exposure: Sun, Part Sun

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry

Soil Type: Loam, Sandy-Clay

Height: 3 - 5 feet

Spread: 2 foot

Blooms: July, August

Root: Taproot

Habitat: Moist Prairies, Meadows along rivers, Lakeshores, Thickets, Limestone Glades

Landscape uses: Pollinator gardens, Low area gardens, Naturalized areas

Wildlife Value: Pollen atracts long tongued bees such as bumblebees, long-horned bees, and leaf-cutting bees. Host Plant: Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly, Gray Hairstreak Butterfly

Seed Origin: Coldwater, ON (Wildflower Farm seed supplier)

Germination Code: A, B

Photo credits: #1 by Jennifer Anderson, #2 byJoshua Mayer, #3 by peganum

Desmodium canadense - Canada Tick Trefoil

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Showy Tick Trefoil has numerous pink flowers that are more attractive in group plantings versus isolated plants. This legume adds soil nitrogen which strenghtens other native plants aroud it.