Cup plant
Silphium perfoliatum L.
Family: Asteraceae (aster)
- Bloom Period:
- Late,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Northern Lower Peninsula,
- Southern Lower Peninsula,
- Upper Peninsula
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry,
- Medium,
- Height:
- 3-8ft
Natural enemies attracted
Highly attractive: Chalcidoidea.
Moderately attractive: Orius insidiosus, Cantharidae and Plagiognathus politus.
Mildly attractive: Salticidae, Thomisidae, Coccinellidae, Chrysopidae, Sphecidae, Dolichopodidae and Empididae.
Pollinators attracted
Highly attractive: bees including sweat bees, leafcutter bees, small carpenter bees, digger bees, and bumble bees.
Pests attracted
Moderately attractive: leaf beetles and lygus bugs.
Mildly attractive: Japanese beetles, leafhoppers and thrips.