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Asteraceae
Rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium
Endurance and prairie heritage.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Silphium
- Native to
- Central United States, Eastern United States
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 3-6 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, clay to loam
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The stems exude a sticky, resinous sap that Native Americans and settlers chewed like chewing gum.
- Its deep taproot can reach over 15 feet into the ground, allowing it to survive severe droughts.
- Scientists at The Land Institute are breeding rosinweed as a potential perennial oilseed crop to replace sunflowers.
- Goldfinches are especially attracted to its seeds in late summer and fall.
- A single rosinweed plant can live for decades, returning reliably each year from its massive root system.
Color meanings
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endurance
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connection to the land
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prairie spirit