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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 |
