panicledleaf ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterNeeds dry soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink , purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Attracts
Notes
Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) is a perennial for naturalized areas, woodland edges, and dry shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and dry, loamy or clay soil. Pink to purple flowers open in mid to late summer and early autumn. The plant grows up to 36 inches tall and is drought tolerant. Birds visit it.
Pairs well with Partridge pea, Eastern gamagrass, and Ebony spleenwort.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 30 more places. See all 34
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WV.