Inula japonica seed
LATIN NAME: INULA JAPONICA
COMMON NAME: Japanese Inula
The Japanese inula medallions the upright, clumping perennial with the softly hairy, lance-shaped leaves clasping the stems and the large, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers with the many narrow petals that open through the summer, each bloom shining like the golden medallion among the foliage. The plant grows into the cheerful, bold clump, and it likes the sun, and the moist, well-drained soil.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The golden ray flowers of the Japanese inula give it a recognised place in the research on the meadow perennials of the daisy family, and the japonica species appears in the studies of the flower pigments and the traditional medicinal uses. The work looks at the way the blooms shine through the warm season, the leaf-clasping stems, and the seed biology. The pharmacognosists note the traditional remedies, and the growers of the sunny border perennials keep the species in their catalogues.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the sunny border and the wild garden, the Japanese inula medallions the summer with the golden flowers. The blooms open for the bees and the hoverflies, the plant has served the traditional remedies for the ages, and the clump fills the border with the colour. It grows well in the moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Golden, bold and bee-fed.
To grow the Japanese Inula from seed, sow the fine seeds onto the moist surface of the tray, then cover them very lightly, keep the tray moist in the bright, cool spot, and the seedlings show themselves within a week or two.
Keep the tray moist and bright, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The golden medallions come within the season. Settle the young plants in the sunny, moist ground, and the golden medallions will shine over the summer.
Plant use:
Inula is of particular benefit in the treatment of chronic bronchitis in the elderly and congestive complaints in children. It is an appreciable relaxant so is also indicated when there is a nervous component in a cough. The plant’s bitter tonic properties stimulate the appetite and digestion, increasing the flow of bile, and can be used to support a debilitated constitution, particularly following influenza or bronchitis. It promotes menstruation and is used to treat anaemia. Externally, it may be used in the treatment of scabies, herpes and other skin diseases from which it gained its common name scabwort.