Inula
- Height × spread
- 0.3m – 2.4m × 0.3m – 2m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
Handsome daisies with long slim petals that are often slightly wavy and sit around a yellow heart The flowers are generally yellow, but Inula zhongdianensis has red flowers. They vary in height from a modest 45cm to an eye-lifting 2.5 metres. This form is Inula magnifica which carries flowers up to 15cm across in June and July. These are desirable plants, though some can be invasive especially the lovely Elecampane (Inula helenium). Its wandering tendencies can be reduced if planted in grass in a wild garden.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Column, Cube, Fan
- Height
- 0.3m – 2.4m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 2m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Small scale garden, Scented garden, Prairie garden, Herb garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bee attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Found in
More Inula
Inula ensifolia
Narrow leaved inula, Sword leaf inula
Inula ensifolia 'Gold Star'
Narrow leaved inula, Sword leaf inula
Inula helenium
Elecampne
Inula magnifica
Giant inula
Inula orientalis
Eastern elecampne
Inula royleana
Himalayan elecampane, Fleabane, Blackbud inula