Silphium compositum 'Native Star'
Candelabras of yellow daisies atop mounds of dramatic foliage.
Description:
Silphium compositum 'Native Star' is a really cool plant. A native of the southeastern US it forms mounds of large, dramatic, lobed foliage (not kidney-shaped at all!) with red midveins. In summer the plants put forth 6-8 foot candelabras of small, yellow daisies popular with butterflies. Grow in sunny, dry spots. Tap rooted so do not move after plants are established.
Common Name: Kidney Leaf Rosinweed
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 6-10'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Drought Tolerant, Dry, Average
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Sandhills and dry open woods from southeast Virginia into Georgia.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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