(Silphium laciniatum ‘Compass Plant’)
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Compass Plant is a native perennial flower that grows in glades and prairies throughout the southeastern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 4-10' and features a thick hairy stem, 18” deeply divided lower leaves that get smaller as they progress upwards, and 5” yellow sunflower-like flowers with a yellow center. This plant can be grown in a large container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, it's both edible and medicinal, tolerates drought, resists deer, self-sows, and is used as a cut flower!
- Non-GMO
- Native Wildflower
- Open Pollinated
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General Information
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Silphium L.
Species: compositum
Variety: Compass Plant
Ease of Growing: Moderate.
Grown as: Perennial
Maturity (Blooms): Fall
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Medium
Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry
Attracts Beneficial Insects?: Yes. Attracts several important pollinators, including a variety of native bees and several types of butterflies, including the Monarch butterfly. Locate this towering plant behind shorter wildflowers.
Height: 4-10'
Spacing: 15-24”
Sow Depth: On the soil surface
USDA Zone: 3a-9b
Produces: a thick hairy stem, 18” deeply divided lower leaves that get smaller as they progress upwards, and 5” yellow sunflower-like flowers with a yellow center.
Genus: Silphium L.
Species: compositum
Variety: Compass Plant
Ease of Growing: Moderate.
Grown as: Perennial
Maturity (Blooms): Fall
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water: Medium
Soil Moisture: Medium to Dry
Attracts Beneficial Insects?: Yes. Attracts several important pollinators, including a variety of native bees and several types of butterflies, including the Monarch butterfly. Locate this towering plant behind shorter wildflowers.
Height: 4-10'
Spacing: 15-24”
Sow Depth: On the soil surface
USDA Zone: 3a-9b
Produces: a thick hairy stem, 18” deeply divided lower leaves that get smaller as they progress upwards, and 5” yellow sunflower-like flowers with a yellow center.