Rosinweed
About Rosinweed
Rosinweed is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Rosinweed likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Rosinweed belongs to the Silphium genus, and is native to the Central United States to Canada.
Taxonomy
Silphium integrifolium
Silphium
Asteraceae
Asterales
Also known as
whole-leaf rosinweed, wholeleaf rosinweed and whole-leaved rosinweed
How to care for Rosinweed
How often to water your Rosinweed
every 9
Rosinweed needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Rosinweed in your home
a window
Rosinweed love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Rosinweed does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Rosinweed in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Rosinweed
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Rosinweed after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Rosinweed
Rosinweed
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.