Monday was 68 days from our prescribed burn and beginning Sunday this was blooming.
It's the
tallest of plants found in the North American prairie and also happen
to have the longest of tap roots - essentially making it impossible
to transplant.
The name of this flowering plant
derives from the leaves which - upon close examination - line-up
north south in order to maximize exposure to available sunlight.
The
finches love the seeds produced by the flowers and if you collect the
sap you can make a suitable chewing gum from it.
During the recent drought conditions our seven acres of pollinator habitat has thrived. Warm season native plants with deep root systems are singularly adapted to this. If it is possible to have a forest of compass plant that would be us.
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