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Showy Tick Trefoil

$6.00

Desmodium canadense

  • 2.5” plugs

  • Light: Full, Partial

  • Height: 5 feet

  • Spacing: 1’

  • Bloom time: July, August

  • Bloom color: Purple

  • Soil type:  Clay, Loam, Sand

  • Soil moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry

  • Perennial

  • Zone: 3-7

Ecological benefits: Bees, other insect pollinators. Seeds are food source for turkey, quail, and pheasants.

Landscaping tips: Perennial borders and naturalized prairie settings. Note: This plant is named ‘tick trefoil’ because its seeds can stick you ‘like a tick’. It does not attract ticks.

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Desmodium canadense

  • 2.5” plugs

  • Light: Full, Partial

  • Height: 5 feet

  • Spacing: 1’

  • Bloom time: July, August

  • Bloom color: Purple

  • Soil type:  Clay, Loam, Sand

  • Soil moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry

  • Perennial

  • Zone: 3-7

Ecological benefits: Bees, other insect pollinators. Seeds are food source for turkey, quail, and pheasants.

Landscaping tips: Perennial borders and naturalized prairie settings. Note: This plant is named ‘tick trefoil’ because its seeds can stick you ‘like a tick’. It does not attract ticks.

Desmodium canadense

  • 2.5” plugs

  • Light: Full, Partial

  • Height: 5 feet

  • Spacing: 1’

  • Bloom time: July, August

  • Bloom color: Purple

  • Soil type:  Clay, Loam, Sand

  • Soil moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry

  • Perennial

  • Zone: 3-7

Ecological benefits: Bees, other insect pollinators. Seeds are food source for turkey, quail, and pheasants.

Landscaping tips: Perennial borders and naturalized prairie settings. Note: This plant is named ‘tick trefoil’ because its seeds can stick you ‘like a tick’. It does not attract ticks.

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