Parthenium integrifolium - Wild Quinine from NVK Nurseries

Wild Quinine

Parthenium integrifolium

Also called Missouri snakeroot, American Feverfew

  • Clusters of small woolly-looking white flowers
  • Blooms appear as tiny ray flowers in broad terminal corymbs
  • Serrated rough fragrant dark green basal leaves
  • Clump forming
  • Bloom Time: June to August

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
White

HEIGHT:
75-90 cm

SPREAD:
45-60 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Grows best in an average to dry soil in full sun, however, it is tolerant of drought and a shallow rocky soil. 

Additional Notes about Wild Quinine:


The leaves have been used for tea to reduce fevers, hence the names Wild Quinine and Feverfew.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
FLOWERING TIME:
Summer
Lt. Spr-Sum
HABIT:
Upright
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Naturalizing