Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) Size:38 Plug Flat Flower Time June - July

Flower Time June - July

Use this as your base and add diversity in future years by adding species through seed or plugs

This plant is uncommon around the Chicago region and is only found in a few locations

and dunes along Lake Michigan

This is a staple of any woodland or prairie garden because of its red flower and beautiful Trillium (tri-leaved) foliage

Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) Size:38 Plug Flat Flower Time June - JulyDesmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) is a common plant of many prairie restorations and native landscapes because it is quite showy, but also because it fixes nitrogen increasing soil health improving the ecosystem. It is named for its showy flowers yes, but also from it seed pods sticking (Tick) to animal fur and the occasional human passer. It is quite an ingenious seed dispersal mechanism, just like nature to find the most clever way to make it