Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum: cup plant is a large herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family that grows up to 8’ tall and produces prolific cheerful yellow blooms from July through the fall. It grows best in full sun in medium to wet locations. The flowers attract bees and butterflies, and birds feed on the seeds. The name ‘cup plant’ comes from the ‘cups’ formed along the stem by the leaves, these ‘cups’ hold water after a rain giving wildlife a place to drink from.
Silphium perfoliatum: cup plant is a large herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family that grows up to 8’ tall and produces prolific cheerful yellow blooms from July through the fall. It grows best in full sun in medium to wet locations. The flowers attract bees and butterflies, and birds feed on the seeds. The name ‘cup plant’ comes from the ‘cups’ formed along the stem by the leaves, these ‘cups’ hold water after a rain giving wildlife a place to drink from.
Silphium perfoliatum: cup plant is a large herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family that grows up to 8’ tall and produces prolific cheerful yellow blooms from July through the fall. It grows best in full sun in medium to wet locations. The flowers attract bees and butterflies, and birds feed on the seeds. The name ‘cup plant’ comes from the ‘cups’ formed along the stem by the leaves, these ‘cups’ hold water after a rain giving wildlife a place to drink from.