Name: Compass Plant, Pilot Plant, Polar Plant
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 1894-1LTR
Price: 11.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Silphium laciniatum

A drought-tolerant native perennial suited to hot, dry sunny borders and low-maintenance plantings.

Clusters of nodding eastern-facing sunflower-like yellow flowers
Sturdy green stems are covered in white hairs
Basal narrow leaves are very deeply lobed and up to 50 cm long
Upright clumping habit
Drought-tolerant

Size

1 litre

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Moisture

Well-drained, Moist, Dry, Average

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

4 – 4

Mature Height (meters)

2.0 – 3.0

Mature Spread (meters)

0.5 – 0.6

Growth Rate

Slow

Flower Colour

Yellow

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Fall

Habit

Upright

Deer Resistant

✓

Rabbit Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent, Mass planting, Border

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Tolerant of poor soils, it is easily grown in an average, medium, well-drained soil, in full sun.

Notes

Native to Ontario This long-lived cultivar is known to live for up to 100 years. Received the common name "compass" plant, as the plant orients itself on a north-south axis to minimize overhead sun exposure.