COMPASS PLANT
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Summary
Known for its basal leaves that often orient to point north-south, Compass Plant is a perennial member of the sunflower family.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 1 - Northwest Coastal, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 9 - Southeast, 10 - South Florida, 11 - South Texas, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 36" - 72"
- Bloom Period
- Summer
- Bloom Color
- Yellow
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Perennial
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Fall - Spring
- Plant Depth
- .5"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 55° F
- Establishment
- Moderate
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 10,560
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Tracheobionta
- Super Division
- Spermatophyta
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Subclass
- Asteridae
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Silphium
- Species
- Silphium laciniatum
