Used medicinally for bronchitis, coughs and asthma, once a popular flavouring for sweets and liqueurs. Tjhe name helenium comes from Helen of Troy, who was believed to be picking the herb when abducted by Paris.
Type: Hardy Perennial
Height: 1.5-2m
Spread: 1cm
Soil type: Moist soil
Aspect: Full sun
Flower colour: Yellow
Flowering time: Summer
Inula helenium Elecampane Available to collect from nursery only
£6.00Price