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HEIGHT: 8'
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Sep
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium-wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full sun
NOTES: Roots can grow 15 feet deep. Leaves arrange themselves facing north and south. In the right conditions, Compass Plant can live over 100 years. Loved by many native bees. Goldfinches like to perch on the sturdy stems.
HEIGHT: 8'
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Sep
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium-wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full sun
NOTES: Roots can grow 15 feet deep. Leaves arrange themselves facing north and south. In the right conditions, Compass Plant can live over 100 years. Loved by many native bees. Goldfinches like to perch on the sturdy stems.
HEIGHT: 8'
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Sep
SOIL MOISTURE: dry to medium-wet
SUN EXPOSURE: full sun
NOTES: Roots can grow 15 feet deep. Leaves arrange themselves facing north and south. In the right conditions, Compass Plant can live over 100 years. Loved by many native bees. Goldfinches like to perch on the sturdy stems.
Photo Credit: Jay Gilliam, harrier, Brandon Corder, Alexandria Szakacs on iNaturalist
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