20185670 (2) Yellow Wild Daisy or Cup Plant
Cup plant, Silphium perfoliatum, is a beautiful native Ontario plant. Its large stature, (6 to 9 feet tall), and wide, tapered leaves are further complemented by an abundance of open yellow flowers. The flowers are in bloom now and will re-bloom well into the autumn. This is a sun-loving plant.
Silphium perfoliatum. ... Silphium perfoliatum, the cup plant or cup-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. It is an erect herbaceous perennial with triangular toothed leaves, and daisy-like yellow composite flower heads in summer.
Cup plant can escape extreme cold conditions during dormancy in the winter and grow well during extreme warm weather in the summer. ... The seeds are also edible, but can be consumed rather quickly by songbirds in late summer and early fall.
20185670 (2) Yellow Wild Daisy or Cup Plant
Cup plant, Silphium perfoliatum, is a beautiful native Ontario plant. Its large stature, (6 to 9 feet tall), and wide, tapered leaves are further complemented by an abundance of open yellow flowers. The flowers are in bloom now and will re-bloom well into the autumn. This is a sun-loving plant.
Silphium perfoliatum. ... Silphium perfoliatum, the cup plant or cup-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. It is an erect herbaceous perennial with triangular toothed leaves, and daisy-like yellow composite flower heads in summer.
Cup plant can escape extreme cold conditions during dormancy in the winter and grow well during extreme warm weather in the summer. ... The seeds are also edible, but can be consumed rather quickly by songbirds in late summer and early fall.