Showy tick trefoil
Benefits Pollinators, Native, Perennial, Shade - partial, Sun - full
Showy tick trefoil
$7.00
Desmodium canadense
Erect, bushy, plant with crowded, elongated clusters of pink or rose-purple pea-like flowers. Seedpods cling to animal fur or clothing, assisting the plant’s spread.
– 3 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide
– Full sun to part shade
– Blooms summer
– Needs consistent but not excessive watering
– Grows in clumps with bushy habit. Spreads through seed dispersal. Can be aggressive in moist and sunny locations.





