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Compass Plant

Silphium laciniatum

Feeds the food chain

A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.

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Compass Plant

Where it grows

Tallgrass prairies.

Growing Compass Plant

Type: Wildflower
Bloom: June–August
Flowers: Yellow
Light: Full sun
Soil: Dry, Moist
Mature size: 1.8 m–3.6 m

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