Silphium perfoliatum

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Width:	⇔	3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		5 to 10
Flower features:	❀	orange, yellow

Scientific Names

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Silphium perfoliatum is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in Asteraceae, the aster family, it is native from Eastern and Central North America. It grows in prairies, open woodlands, and on stream banks.

Read about Silphium perfoliatum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Silphium perfoliatum, Linn. (S. erythrocaulon, Bernh.). Cup Plant. Indian Cup. St. square, usually dentate, branched above, about 6 ft. high: lvs. thin, ovate or deltoid-ovate, the lower contracted into margined petioles, the upper opposite, connate-perfoliate: fl.- heads 2-3 in. across, with 20-30 rays. July. Aug. Ont. to S. D. and Ga. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Varieties

There are two varieties: Silphium perfoliatum var. connatum and Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum .

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