Desmodium elegans
Elegant tick clover, Desmodium tiliifolium, Desmodium elegans var. tiliifolium
Desmodium Desmodium
D. elegans - D. elegans is an upright, deciduous shrub bearing palmate leaves with oblong to ovate, dark green leaflets, grey hairy beneath, and terminal panicles of pea-like, lilac to pink flowers from late summer to autumn.
Desmodium elegans is: Deciduous
Foliage is aromatic
Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Pink, Lilac in Summer; Pink, Lilac in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free
Pruning group 4 or 6
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Desmodium elegans (Elegant tick clover) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Wallside and trellises
Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Protect from frost in autumn.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Desmodium elegans
Elegant tick clover, Desmodium tiliifolium, Desmodium elegans var. tiliifolium
Desmodium Desmodium
D. elegans - D. elegans is an upright, deciduous shrub bearing palmate leaves with oblong to ovate, dark green leaflets, grey hairy beneath, and terminal panicles of pea-like, lilac to pink flowers from late summer to autumn.
Deciduous
Foliage is aromatic
Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Pink, Lilac in Summer; Pink, Lilac in Autumn
Dark-green in Spring
Generally pest free.
Generally disease free
Pruning group 4 or 6
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Desmodium elegans (Elegant tick clover) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Wallside and trellises
Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny site. Protect from frost in autumn.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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