Silphium perfoliatum- Cup Plant Size:SILPER-PINT Puts on a late season

Puts on a late season show in the sunny

these stalks branch out towards the top and sport yellow

The plant’s deep taproot makes it exceptionally drought-resistant

Its deep root system makes it drought-tolerant and suitable for erosion control

Its narrow leaves grow upwards from a central clump before arching gracefully out and down with a waterfall effect

Silphium perfoliatum- Cup Plant Size:SILPER-PINT Puts on a late seasonCup Plant is so named because its opposite leaves fuse at the stem to form a cup like shape that holds water, attracting birds and other small fauna all season long. Its sturdy, upright stems are hairless and square (unique among silphiums), and unbranched until the top, where multiple floral stalks bear bright yellow, 3in sunflower like flowers. Pollinators visit these blooms all summer long and then goldfinches and other songbirds flock to eat the