Silphium laciniatum

Compass Plant

• Full sun
• Average to high moisture soils
• 5’ to 8’ tall, 3’ to 4’ wide
• Summer to early fall bloom
• Ontario Native, Good for meadow or garden settings. Very long lived 

New to me this year, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/silphium-laciniatum-compass-plant-prairie-moon-nursery.html  

Slightly shorter than their close cousins, Prairie Dock, these are still very large herbaceous plants. Their common name comes from a tendency for their leaves to be oriented on a north-south axis along the upright blooming stems. Given their stature and the fact that they are known to live upwards of 100 years, carefully consideration is recommended when selecting a location for one of these.

Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.

Photos by Krzysztof Ziarnek and Krzysztof Ziarnek via Wikimedia Commons