Although elecampane likes a sunny spot, it doesn't necessarily have to be the midday sun. This plant often copes better with the morning or evening sun, because it also likes it a little damp on its feet.
Elecampane likes it sunny, but no direct midday sun
Can you grow and use elecampane yourself?
Elecampane fits perfectly in a cottage garden. The perennial, which grows up to two meters high, has bright yellow flowers in midsummer. It is quite uncomplicated and easy to propagate. The medicinal plant is used medicinally and combined in wonderfully fragrant potpourris. As an "incense plant" it improves the air in closed rooms. Its scent is very reminiscent of fresh violets.
The essentials in brief:
- moist humus soil
- sunny location
- pour copiously
- smells of violets
- curative
- incense plant
- good bee pasture
tips
If you want to do something good for the wild bees, then plant elecampane in your garden.