Native Plant Database

Header Photo: Mervin Wallace

Wild Quinine

Parthenium integrifolium
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Prairie
Season of Interest: Mid (May - June), Late (July - frost)
Main Color: White
Fall Color:

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Sun Exposure 
Full Sun
Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate
Nature Attracting
Pollinators/Beneficial Insects
Wildlife Benefit
Food/Pollinators
Animal
Resistance
Size

Height:

24 to
48
inches

Spread:

12 to
24
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
48
inches
Spread: 12 to
24
inches
Size
Height: 24 to
48
inches
Spread: 12 to
24
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Perennial border, native garden, wildflower meadow or prairie.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Grow in full sun in dry to average soil.
Special Features
Special Usage
Dried Flower, Fresh Cut Flower
Basic Description

Woolly-looking, white flowers in broad, flat-topped heads bloom from late spring to late summer. Leaves are aromatic and handsome. Long-petioled basal leaves are much larger than stem leaves and grow in a distinct clump.

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