Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
Perennial
Blooms: Pink, purple
Bloom time: Jul-Aug
Height: 3-6 feet
Light: Sun
Soil: Dry to moist, many soil types (very adaptable!)
Hardiness Zone: 3-7 (click here to find your plant hardiness zone)
Showy Tick Trefoil attracts: Butterflies and hummingbirds and is a host plant for the Eastern Tailed Blue butterfly, Silver-spotted Skipper, Hoary Edge butterfly.