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Silphium perfoliatum

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Cup Plant; native to the prairies of the Midwestern US. This plant grows to about 2,5 m. The flower colour is yellow. This plant is completely hardy.The flowering period is August - September.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : De Tuinen van Mien Ruys in Dedemsvaart

Date taken : 17.08.2017

Family : Asteraceae

© first picture : Arjan Laros

© picture 2 : Garden Picture, the large professional database

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Voorbeeldtuin Appeltern

© picture 5 : Arjan Laros, location picture : De Tuinen van Mien Ruys in Dedemsvaart

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 7 : Th. Ploeger & Zn
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 2002

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : perennial
soil type : good gardening soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 2 and 3 meter
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
quantity per m2 : 3
flower colour : yellow
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are oval
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
flowering period : august - september
hardiness : hardy
special feature good butterfly and/or bee plant

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop