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Compass plant |
Also called: polar plant, turpentine plant |
| Botanical name: | Silphium laciniatum |
| Amount | 1/8 oz | 1/4 oz | 1/2 oz | 1 oz | 1 lb |
| Price | 2.73 | 3.90 | 5.85 | 7.80 | 117.00 |
| Individual plants | 18 plants | 36 plants |
| $3.50 | $3.25 | $3.00 |
| Attracts: | Birds. |
| Bloom time: | From late July through August. |
| Range: | throughout the Midwest. |
| Sunshine: | Full sun. |
| Moisture: | Fairly wet to dry. |
| Soil types: | Clay or sandy loam best. |
Suggested seed treatment: You should provide 60 days of cold moist stratification. Many prairie wildflower seeds benefit by moist cold stratification, some require it to germinate. Seed that you purchase from Oak Prairie Farm has not received cold moist stratification.
Direct planting tips: Plant seed in desired location 1/2 inch deep in the soil, and firm.
Transplants: If you grow transplants from our seed: transplant while dormant in spring or fall, trim long roots, plant with buds just below the soil surface, space 2 to 4 feet apart.
Companion prairie plants: Rattlesnake master, purple prairie clover, yellow coneflower, Big bluestem, Indian grass.
Comments: Very vigorous. Native Americans chewed the extract of the stem as gum.
