Silphium perfoliatum
(Cup Plant)

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Cup Plant, Compass Plant, Cupplant, Cup-Plant, Perfoliate Rosinweed
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 4 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: July - September
    Status: Native
    Range:

Silphium perfoliatum, or Cup Plant, is native to most of the eastern half of the continental US, except parts of the Southeast. It is a perennial that grows dryish meadows, prairies, open woods and along woodland edges. It blooms in mid summer through fall with medium to large yellow-gold flowers.

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