Inula hookeri


Inula hookeri, Hooker's inula or Hooker's fleabane, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower and daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to the Himalayas, India, Myanmar and China, where it grows in a variety of open habitats at.
The specific epithet hookeri commemorates the plant hunter Sir Joseph Hooker, who brought it back from the Himalayas to Britain in 1849.

Description

This herbaceous perennial is a tall stemmed plant growing to, with 2 or 3 flower heads per plant. The flowers, which may be up to in diameter, appear in late summer and autumn. Each inflorescence comprises a disc of many needle-like yellow ray florets surrounding a raised central boss of deeper yellow disc florets.