Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine)

Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium)

Height, Spread: 3-5 ft, 1-2 ft

Water/Soil: Moist-dry, clay, loam, sand, well-drained

Light: Full sun

Bloom: Summer, small white flowers in clusters

Native Range: Eastern & Central North America

Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, wildlife resource

Notes: Clump-forming perennial commonly found in dry woodlands and meadows. Very attractive to pollinators, especially Halictine bees, beetles, flies, and wasps. Best used in pollinator gardens or naturalized prairies or meadows.