Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
Bloom Period - July, August
Life Cycle - Perennial
Sun Exposure - Partial, Full
Soil Moisture - Medium wet to medium dry
Seeds/oz - 5,500
Showy Tick Trefoil truly lives up to the name. With its numerous pinkish/purplish flower petals, the beautiful and tall legume attracts pollinators and wildlife alike. If there is a thick patch of Showy Tick Trefoil, it can get difficult to traverse through, but scattered throughout the prairie, it acts as a beautiful accent to the landscape. This is a must for any prairie or pollinator patch.
Beware though. Its seed pods can stick to any and all clothing and fur.
Bloom Period - July, August
Life Cycle - Perennial
Sun Exposure - Partial, Full
Soil Moisture - Medium wet to medium dry
Seeds/oz - 5,500
Showy Tick Trefoil truly lives up to the name. With its numerous pinkish/purplish flower petals, the beautiful and tall legume attracts pollinators and wildlife alike. If there is a thick patch of Showy Tick Trefoil, it can get difficult to traverse through, but scattered throughout the prairie, it acts as a beautiful accent to the landscape. This is a must for any prairie or pollinator patch.
Beware though. Its seed pods can stick to any and all clothing and fur.
Bloom Period - July, August
Life Cycle - Perennial
Sun Exposure - Partial, Full
Soil Moisture - Medium wet to medium dry
Seeds/oz - 5,500
Showy Tick Trefoil truly lives up to the name. With its numerous pinkish/purplish flower petals, the beautiful and tall legume attracts pollinators and wildlife alike. If there is a thick patch of Showy Tick Trefoil, it can get difficult to traverse through, but scattered throughout the prairie, it acts as a beautiful accent to the landscape. This is a must for any prairie or pollinator patch.
Beware though. Its seed pods can stick to any and all clothing and fur.