Description

Elecampane description:

Yellow daisy flowers with gold-brown eye on tall stems in the summer.

Good for the back of a plant border, or put in a wildlife garden.

A pollinator friendly plant including bees.
This is a butterfly friendly plant.

How easy is it to grow:
This is good for a wildlife garden, back of a plant border or rough area, and will grow in most soils, including heavy or clay soils.
It is easy provided there is moisture in the soil – in a dry soil it will not thrive at all.

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It can give an allergic reaction if eaten.

Other common names: Horse-heal, Elfdock, Elfwort and Marchalan.

Botanical name: Inula helenium

Also known as: Helenium grandiflorum, Aster helenium, Aster officinalis or Corvisartia helenium.

The best position in the garden:

Sun, semi shade or shade.

Is it useful as a ground cover plant?

Yes, it will fill a gap.

What type of soil:

Any reasonable soil, including clay and also tolerates acidic soil.

How much moisture:

Moist to normal moisture. Struggles in very dry soils.

Hardiness and, or, lifespan:

Hardy.

Care and maintenance:

When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.

Size of plant:

Height: 2 metres.
Spread: 1 metre.

Planting density – to calculate how many plants are required in a planting scheme:

Allow 1 plant per square metre.

Purchase wildflowers for plant borders and wildlife gardens.