Inula salicina seed
LATIN NAME: Inula salicina
COMMON NAME: Willow-Leaved Inula
The willow-leaved inula is a handsome, upright, leafy, perennial herb of the moist meadows, and its fine, narrow, willow-like leaves and its fine, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers with the many fine, narrow petals have made it a treasured and fine plant of the meadow garden. It grows as an upright, leafy, perennial herb, reaching up to one metre or so, with the upright, leafy stems bearing the alternate, narrow, willow-like, pointed, softly hairy leaves and, through the summer, the fine, golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers with the many fine, narrow ray petals, followed by the small, dry, many-seeded fruits. It is a species of the flowering plant in the daisy family, and it is native to the moist meadows of the Europe and the surrounding regions, while it is treasured for its fine, golden-yellow flowers, and it is known as the willow-leaved inula.
In the daisy family it is the golden-flowered inula of the moist meadows, a plant whose narrow, willow-like leaves and bright daisy heads mark it out in the summer grass.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The willow-leaved inula roots and parts are a familiar subject in the traditional plant chemistry of Europe, and the constituents have been examined by the researchers across the world. The botanists have mapped its place in the daisy family and the moist meadow flora, and the insect ecologists have counted the bees, the butterflies and the many insects on the golden, daisy-like flowers. The plant is best appreciated as a subject of study rather than a casual remedy, and the growers of the wildflower meadow keep it in their catalogues.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the meadow garden, the willow-leaved inula is the golden plant of the summer border. Its daisy-like flowers feed the bees and the butterflies, and the upright, leafy growth gives the border a bold, sunny presence. The old European practice keeps the plant in the tradition, and it grows well in the moist, well-drained ground of the open, sunny spot. Golden, daisy-flowered and pollinator-friendly.
These are willing, easy seeds — scatter them thinly over the surface of pots of rich, moist, free-draining soil and press them in gently without covering them, since they like a little light, keep the pots in a bright, open spot and water them gently, and they will be up before long.