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Desmodium canadense

Desmodium canadense

Common name showy tick trefoil

Family fabaceae

Life cycle

Flowers pink

Light

From seed Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below

Seed ripens mid-September

showy tick trefoil

Upright US wildflower in the ubiquitous pea family. Its rangy habit probably renders it not so gardenworthy, but we're giving it a spin for a year or two. Although most of our plants bloomed in late summer in the year they were sowed, I don't expect to see its true form until next year.

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '05 trade. Baggy 35F - 70F. Lost details, but no germination
Seed from '05 trade. Pot outside Nov 25. Germination started early May, total of 67%G by late May
Seed from '07 garden. Sandpapered, soaked 2d. 33% germinated while soaking, total 100%G in 12d

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