The deep-rooted perennial also offers forage for livestock and desperately needed habitat for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. ![]() Researchers are growing silflower at nine solar installations in the Minneapolis area, testing its potential as an oilseed crop. Nowadays confined largely to roadsides and ditches, the long-stemmed cousin of the sunflower may be poised for a comeback, thanks to solar energy. ![]() ![]() MONTICELLO, Minnesota (AP) - Silflower was among native plants that blanketed the vast North American prairie until settlers developed farms and cities.
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