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!bee friendlybutterfly friendlybird friendlyBenefits:
  • Wildflowers
  • Birds
  • Bees
  • Butterflies
  • Erosion Control

Range:Central US Prairies

Wetland: This species is not a wetland species.

Legal Status:! Threatened in Michigan and Tennessee. 
Endangered in Ohio.
Plant Responsibly: Check the for this species.

Fall plant or Stratify? yes
2-3 months cold moist stratification
How to Stratify Seed balls

Ecotype:
  • Prairie
  • Gardens


Suggested Companions:
Cream Wild Indigo {related_species:image-credit}
Cream Wild Indigo
Butterflyweed {related_species:image-credit}
Butterflyweed
Blue Lupine {related_species:image-credit}
Blue Lupine
Ohio Spiderwort {related_species:image-credit}
Ohio Spiderwort

Compass Plant

Silphium laciniatum
A large and striking US native perennial, this plant has 4" sun-flower-like blooms that attract bees and butterflies. The large flat leavesorient themselves along a North-South axis. This minimizes the parching heat of the mid-day sun. Compass plant can reach 12-feet in height, though is usuallo closer to 5-feet. 

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