Inula Helenium (Compositae)
Elecampane is a showy and hardy Eastern Hemisphere perennial. The large, 4 in. wide yellow flowers atop a robust stalk up to 6 ft. with a mound of large basal leaves up to 2 ft. long. Best grown in full sun, and is adaptable to most soils. A valuable medicinal herb rich in inulin. The root is harvested after 2-3 years.
Elecampane is a showy and hardy Eastern Hemisphere perennial. The large, 4 in. wide yellow flowers atop a robust stalk up to 6 ft. with a mound of large basal leaves up to 2 ft. long. Best grown in full sun, and is adaptable to most soils. A valuable medicinal herb rich in inulin. The root is harvested after 2-3 years.
Elecampane is a showy and hardy Eastern Hemisphere perennial. The large, 4 in. wide yellow flowers atop a robust stalk up to 6 ft. with a mound of large basal leaves up to 2 ft. long. Best grown in full sun, and is adaptable to most soils. A valuable medicinal herb rich in inulin. The root is harvested after 2-3 years.