Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
Wild quinine is a sturdy prairie perennial with coarse leaves and flat clusters of pearly white flowers all summer, a tough, drought-tolerant native that supports many pollinators and makes a long-lasting cut flower.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV