🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Elecampane
Inula helenium
medicinal_herbs
Perennial
Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
24-36 in
📐 Height
48-72 in
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Comfrey
Tall medicinal perennials; comfrey feeds elecampane
🤝 Echinacea
Statuesque medicinal garden companions
🤝 Joe Pye Weed
Both tall late-summer bloomers for back of border
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Statuesque plant with huge sunflower-like blooms. Roots smell of violets and camphor.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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