Elecampane (Inula helenium) is not a common wildflower in our neighborhood but we do have a couple of patches growing on our property. Elecampane is a member of the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and Asia and naturalized in parts of North America.
While it isn't as popular or showy as other common wildflowers it does attract many different insects.
Several different types of bees are attracted to the Elecampane flowers.
One good point of Japanese Beetles in the Elecampane ... they aren't eating my raspberries.
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