Plants > Shrubs

elegant tick clover

Desmodium elegans

Low MaintenanceDrought Resistant

Genus: Desmodium
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

D. elegans is a deciduous subshrub with ternate leaves and panicles or racemes of small rosy-pink pea-flowers in late summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

H5

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

pH

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows well in most soils but in colder areas may require protection from frosts and cold drying winds

Pruning

Pruning group 4 or pruning group 6

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in autumn or take softwood cuttings in late spring

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround CoverLow Maintenance

Planting Places

OutdoorGreenhouse

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years