species
Inula helenium
Elfdock · Horse-heal · Large scabious · Elecampane
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Inula helenium belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Elfdock, Horse-heal, Large scabious or Elecampane, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained or moist conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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