Inula helenium
£7.00
Elecampine. European perennial growing to 3 m (10 ft) high when flowering. Well known as a source of edible roots, used as a flavouring and eaten candied; the young leaves can be cooked and eaten (bitter). The roots are also used medicinally and are a source of a blue dye. Likes a moist soil and part or full shade; hardy to -25°C.
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Description
Elecampine. European perennial growing to 3 m (10 ft) high when flowering. Well known as a source of edible roots, used as a flavouring and eaten candied; the young leaves can be cooked and eaten (bitter). The roots are also used medicinally and are a source of a blue dye. Likes a moist soil and part or full shade; hardy to -25°C.
Additional information
| Weight | 1.00 kg |
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