In July and August, gardens, wild spaces and prairies have been replete with compass plants. I’ve seen dozens at the corner of Midlothian and Magnolia Road in Mundelein, and hundreds in a prairie at ...

Best known for towering over the native prairie, the native Silphium laciniatum, or compass plant, is a long-lived and distinctive addition to the right central Ohio landscape. Compass plants are ...

Growing up to 10 feet tall in the prairies and along roadsides with yellow blooms along its tall stems, the compass plant (Silphium laciniatum) is widespread from Texas north through the Plains states ...