
Compass Plant
- Botanical Name
- Silphium laciniatum
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 5 to 10 feet
- Width
- 18 to 36 inches
- Flowers
- Summer: yellow, resembling sunflower
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Average, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Tolerates poor soils
- Large taproot - up to 15' - is slow growing, taking the plant a couple of years to establish
- May not flower until the 2nd or 3rd year
- Common name is derived from the fact that the large, deeply divided leaves tend to be oriented in a North-South direction
- Very drought tolerant
- Numerous birds and mammals seek out the seeds
- Attracts native bees and butterflies
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