Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock)

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Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock)This perennial plant is a classic of the tallgrass prairie. Frequently confused with sunflowers, its showy yellow flowers can tower over shorter plants. Interestingly enough, its leaves in the hot day's sun are substantially cooler than the surrounding air because it is constantly pulling cool water from deep in the earth and evaporating it through its leaves. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry Height: 8'

It prefers moist conditions but will tolerate normal soils just fine

Native to prairies and savannas

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Flower Time June

its flowers are a preferred nectar plant

Ants are major players in woodland flower pollination and seed dispersal

Sun Exposure: sun

but is aggressive particularity on small landscapes

Aquilegia canadensis (Wild Columbine) is a splendiferous addition to any native landscape

Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury's Bee Balm) often times contains an exquisite purple hue on the leaf fringes and veins during the growing season that transitions to a luscious red in the fall that just screams beautiful

It can attract humming birds because of the tubular flowers

oak woodlands support the planet

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