Inula hookeri, Hooker Inula Size:1.16 qt pretty and pale yellow cups

pretty and pale yellow cups

lightly fragrant flowers are held above medium green textural foliage — sweetness in the form of a flower

spiny leaves form a prickly gnome-of-a-plant

Flowers are surrounded by two showy green bracts that turn a showy bright red

Though drought-tolerant

Inula hookeri, Hooker Inula Size:1.16 qt pretty and pale yellow cupsFinely fringed in bright yellow petals, these sunny ray flowers bloom heavily on strong, tall stalks a great back of the border plant. Prefers moist, rich, soils in part shade to full sun. Native to the Himalayas. In our garden, this plant has been surprisingly drought tolerant in full sun. Mature size: 3 feet tall and spreading; will colonize widely if happy and allowed. Minimum temperature: 20 F