elecampane
Inula helenium
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Elecampane (Inula helenium) is a perennial for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It grows as a strong, upright plant 3 to 6 feet high. Open sprays of bright yellow, daisy-like flowers appear in summer, and bees and butterflies visit them.
Pairs well with Dalmatian bellflower, Shrub rose, and Foxtail barley.
Native range
Eurasia.