Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) Monarch butterfly friendly Each rosette will flower only

Each rosette will flower only once

birds Notes Needs well-draining soil

It dies to the ground in the winter

They act either as annual or short-lived perennial

Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) Monarch butterfly friendly Each rosette will flower onlyCompass Plant is a tall, coarse, slow growing and long lived perennial. It has deeply cut, hairy leaves that usually orient themselves north and south. It features eye catching sunflower like flowers in the summer. The hardened sap of this plant can be chewed like gum. Compass Plant has a large, woody taproot. It is slow to establish and may not flower until the second or third year. It is native to Blackland Prairie regions and often grows with Big