Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Species Spotlight
Dates Photographed by Month
7/18/21
7/18/23
7/20/23
7/25/20
7/29/20
7/31/22
8/3/21
8/4/21
8/8/23
8/13/20
8/14/20
8/16/20
8/16/23
8/17/23
8/24/22
Photographed With These Species
Birds
American Goldfinch [View Associated Images]Red-winged Blackbird [View Associated Images]
Tennessee Warbler [View Associated Images]
Butterflies and Moths
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail [View Associated Images]Monarch [View Associated Images]
Forbs
Common Ironweed [View Associated Images]Culver's Root [View Associated Images]
Shoot and Bloom Dates
Year | First Shoot Date | First Bloom Date | Last Bloom Date |
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2024 | 2/25 | 7/14 |
Plant Info
Bloom Color: ■Light: Part Shade to Full Sun
Moisture: Medium to Somewhat Wet
Height: 6'-10'
Spacing: 2'-4'
Cup Plant Image Gallery
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Monarch
Visiting Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 17, 2023, 10:43 a.m. -
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Visiting Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 16, 2023, 9:22 a.m. -
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Visiting Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 8, 2023, 11:07 a.m. -
Common Ironweed and Cup Plant
At the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:22 a.m. -
Prairie Plants
At Campanelli Park
Location: Campanelli Park
Shot Date: July 20, 2023, 10:33 a.m. -
AmericanGoldfinchOnCupPlant2023_07_20_094001
Visiting Cup Plant
Location: Campanelli Park
Shot Date: July 20, 2023, 10:32 a.m. -
Tennessee Warbler
First warbler of the Fall 2022 Migration
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 24, 2022, 9:03 a.m. -
American Goldfinch
On Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 31, 2022, 10:10 a.m. -
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Visiting Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 31, 2022, 9:47 a.m. -
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Visiting Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 31, 2022, 9:45 a.m. -
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
On Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 3, 2021, 11:43 a.m. -
Monarch Butterfly
On Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 4, 2021, 9:38 a.m. -
American Goldfinch
On Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 4, 2021, 9:37 a.m. -
Red-winged Blackbird
On Cup Plant at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:24 a.m. -
Monarch Butterfly
Nectaring at Cup Plant at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 16, 2020, 10:49 a.m. -
Monarch Butterfly
On Cup Plant at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 14, 2020, 9:05 a.m. -
Monarch Butterfly
On Cup Plant at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 14, 2020, 9:04 a.m. -
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
On Cup Plant at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 14, 2020, 9:29 a.m. -
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
On Cup Plant at the pond
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 14, 2020, 9:30 a.m. -
American Goldfinch
On Cup Plant
Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 13, 2020, 7:38 a.m.