Silphium perfoliatum Brookgreen Gardens Fruit set is light

Fruit set is light

or a wildlife planting where birds work the winter berries

Do not plant in shade or in rich or poorly drained soil

This is one of the most cheerful of all the small native trees

The name is a small joke and a tribute at once: the little

Silphium perfoliatum Brookgreen Gardens Fruit set is lightCup plant is a giant of the summer prairie, a statuesque perennial that rises on stout, square stems to eight feet or more and lifts a crown of bright yellow, daisy like flowers above the border. The name comes from a quirk of the foliage: the large, coarse leaves are perfoliate, joined in pairs around the stem to form a shallow cup that catches and holds rainwater. Silphium perfoliatum belongs to the sunflower tribe of the aster family, Asteraceae,