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Inula ensifolia

Common name: Sword-leaved Inula

Place your hands on this unique, British-native perennial for a vibrant, long-lasting garden.

-5 to -10°C
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
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just £15.00 each
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The delightful, sunny demeanour of this less well-known hardy shrub brings a bright cheerfulness to rockeries, pots or the front of a border from June through to August. The plethora of yellow, daisy-like blooms cannot fail to entice passing pollinators, particularly butterflies, to your garden all summer long. Inula ensifolia is commonly known as 'Sword Leaved Inula' for its delicate lance-shaped leaves which provide great groundcover. Leaves form attractive, bushy mounds, emerging in March and remaining right through to October time, providing beneficial weed-suppression too. Plants will happily grow in containers as well as at the front of an herbaceous border. Once established they are also drought tolerant enough for a rockery or gravel garden.Inula ensifolia prefers to be planted in well-drained soil which benefits from full sun or partial shade, though the greatest number of flowers will be produced in full sun. A deciduous, hardy shrub which reaches a height and spread of up to 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Inula ensifolia plant in 9cm pot
Common Name Sword-leaved Inula
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Yellow
Type Shrub
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.60 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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