Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) gift-card often forming thickets

often forming thickets

Texas native Yes Water use Low Sun exposure Full sun Bloom color White Bloom time Spring through fall

Texas Beargrass requires good drainage

Bur Oak is moderately fast growing and its strong wood makes its branches resistant to wind and ice damage

and it is a host plant for skipper butterflies

Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) gift-card often forming thicketsCompass Plant is a tall, coarse, slow growing and long lived perennial. It has deeply cut, hairy leaves that usually orient themselves north and south. It features eye catching sunflower like flowers in the summer. The hardened sap of this plant can be chewed like gum. Compass Plant has a large, woody taproot. It is slow to establish and may not flower until the second or third year. It is native to Blackland Prairie regions and often grows with Big