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Category:
Perennials
About

Wild Quinine

(Parthenium integrifolium)

Height: 2-4 feet
Light: Likes full sun
Moisture: Drought-tolerant,water regularly, but don’t overwater
Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
Flower Color: White/near-white
Foliage: Herbaceous

Tolerant of drought, sand, and clay soils, Wild Quinine brings a surprise of cool, bright white to the hot season.

Woolly-looking flowers in flat sprays are joined by aromatic leaves.

The Wild Quinine is not related to the quinine of medicinal use.