Elecampane - Inula helenium

castanea master gardener Posts: 2,168	Elecampane - Inula helenium Sept 17, 2011 20:39:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by castanea on Sept 17, 2011 20:39:06 GMT -5 Has anyone grown this? Have you used the roots for medicinal purposes or for eating? How about the leaves for eating? Thanks

ottawagardener Homegrown Seed Development and Project Coordinator I'm lazy that's why I work with nature. Posts: 3,507	Elecampane - Inula helenium Sept 19, 2011 8:24:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ottawagardener on Sept 19, 2011 8:24:17 GMT -5 It grows around here so I guess I grow it... but I haven't tried it yet because of the mixed reviews on taste.
	Garden is a clearing in the woods grading from shallow, rocky soil supporting a maple bush to a pine forest planted on sandy soil and a clay bottomland with spruce and tamarack.

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