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Wild Quinine

Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium)
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Wild Quinine in flower
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Parthenium integrifolium

Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.

White prairie matrix flower

EasyFlowers
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry–medium
Mature size
2–4 ft
Spacing
18–30 in
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Jun–Sep
How it spreads
Clumping
What to buy
Plug or division for reliable residential establishment; seed for larger restoration areas.
When to plant
Apr–May; late Aug–Sep, finishing about six weeks before the first frost.

In the design

Leave some stems and seedheads through winter; divide or thin only when needed.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
8
Wetland indicator
UPL