Compass Plant Live Plant | Silphium laciniatum | Native Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Add a dramatic native prairie favorite to your landscape with Compass Plant, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its towering sunflower-like blooms, deeply lobed foliage, and exceptional value for pollinators and wildlife. Silphium laciniatum, commonly known as Compass Plant, is a hardy North American native perennial admired for its impressive height, long lifespan, and distinctive leaves that often orient north and south, inspiring its common name. It is an excellent choice for prairie gardens, pollinator plantings, wildflower meadows, native landscapes, and naturalized areas. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from mid-summer into early fall.

Compass Plant thrives in full sun and well-draining soil. Its exceptionally deep taproot makes it highly drought tolerant once established and allows it to thrive in challenging conditions. Bright yellow, daisy-like flowers attract native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the blooming season. After flowering, the seed heads provide a valuable food source for songbirds, making this long-lived perennial an outstanding addition to wildlife-friendly gardens.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Compass Plant starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Compass Plant Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Bright golden-yellow sunflower-like blooms
• Distinctive deeply lobed prairie foliage
• Blooms from mid-summer into early fall
• Excellent native pollinator plant
• Attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial insects
• Seed heads provide food for songbirds
• Exceptionally deep-rooted and drought tolerant once established
• Long-lived, low-maintenance native perennial
• Ideal for prairie gardens, native landscapes, and wildflower meadows
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Silphium laciniatum
• Common Name: Compass Plant
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun
• Growing Media: Well-draining average, sandy, or clay soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment, then water occasionally once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 6–10 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Wildflower Meadows
• Naturalized Landscapes
• Wildlife Gardens
• Restoration Projects
• Gifts for Gardeners