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A native of the tallgrass prairie in the Midwest, USA, this perennial giant sports wonderfully yellow daisy-like flowers on long, stout stalks reaching up to 8' in height! The leaves are the truly distinguishing feature for this species. Borne opposite one another on a stout, squarish stem, the leaves fuse together at the base forming a "cup" that often holds water after a rain.

Cup plant flower

Silphium perfoliatum

cup plant