Desmodium canadense
Common name: Showy Tick Trefoil
Showy Tick Trefoil is a spike of bright pink to cheer the eye and feed the bees. (As well as fixing a bit of nitrogen on the side) In nature look for it along, but rarely in, wet and moist areas. I have found in in black soil prairie, usually in pan areas that get wet and then dry down. Showy and vivdly pink it growes best with other species of similar size and singular plants may sprawl. It can grow quickly in good soil and has a fairly deep taproot.
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Plant Details
Plant type
Forbs
Soil type
Mesic (Not too Wet Not too Dry), Moist Mesic, Wet
Light exposure
Eastern Exposure / Morning Sun, Full Sun
Bloom period
Late Spring
Urban environment
Uncompacted Urban Soils, Compacted/New Construction Soils, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Floodplain, Prairie Grasslands, Savannas, Wetlands
Growth form
Shrubby/Clump
Growth rate
Fast
Flower color
Pink
Fall color
None
Size
- Mature height
- 3 Feet
- Mature width
- 4 Feet
- Max height
- 4 Feet
- Max width
- 5 Feet
Additional information
Drought Resistant Nitrogen fixer