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Desmodium elegans

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Upright shrub with three parted leaves, trusses. The size after 10 years is 125 cm. The flower colour is light pink. This plant is mostly hardy.The flowering period is June - July.

Date taken : 01.09.2013

Common name : Tick-trefoil

Family : Fabaceae

© first picture : Evelien Voogd

© picture 2 : H. Kolster, location picture : Kwekerij H. Kolster, Boskoop

© picture 3 : H. Kolster, location picture : Kwekerij H. Kolster, Boskoop

© picture 4 : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, location picture : Begraafplaats Kranenburg Zwolle

© picture 5 : H. Kolster, location picture : Kwekerij H. Kolster, Boskoop

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Provinciaal Domein het Leen, Eeklo, B.

© picture 7 : Evelien Voogd

© picture 8 : Evelien Voogd

© picture 9 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : PlantenTuin de Oirsprong

© picture 10 : H. Kolster, Boskoop, location picture : Wakehurst Place, GB

© picture 11 : H. Kolster, Boskoop, location picture : Wakehurst Place, GB

© picture 12 : Arjan Laros, location picture : kwekerij Arborealis, Wilhelminaoord

© picture 13 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : good gardening soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : no special watering needs
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : lilac
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : compound leaves
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
scent : not scented
flowering period : june - july
hardiness : mostly hardy