Parthenuium integrifolium Wild Quinine
Ohio Native Plant Natural Range
Visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website to view the natural range of Parthenuium integrifolium.
Cultivation Infomation Wild Quinine
Height - 2 to 3 ftFlower Color - WhiteBlooms - June through SeptemberSun - Full sun, Small amount of ShadePerennial Hardy Zone - 4 to 8Soil - Average to dry, sand to loamFamily - Asteraceae
Seed Provenance Parthenuium integrifolium
Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN - 2015 - Nodding Onion Garden 2016 to Present
Wildlife Significance Wild Quinine
Pollen Attracts - Sweat bees, Halictine bees, wasps, flies, beetles
Nectar Attracts - Sweatbees, leafcutter, Green Sweat bees, Cuckoobees, small carpenter bees, Syrphid flies, Tachinid flies, Flesh flies, Muscid flies, Anthomyiid flies and Wasp. Numerous butterflies and moths including:Mint Moth, Common Wood Nymph and Great Spangled Frittary Butterflies
Leaves - Mammals avoid rough, bitter leaves on Wild Quinine
For more details, visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Nectar Attracts - Sweatbees, leafcutter, Green Sweat bees, Cuckoobees, small carpenter bees, Syrphid flies, Tachinid flies, Flesh flies, Muscid flies, Anthomyiid flies and Wasp. Numerous butterflies and moths including:Mint Moth, Common Wood Nymph and Great Spangled Frittary Butterflies
Leaves - Mammals avoid rough, bitter leaves on Wild Quinine
For more details, visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Propagation Notes Wild Quinine
Stratifying Seeds
1. Zip lock plastic bag2. Few tablespoons of Vermiculite3. Dampen vermiculite - not soggy4. Store in refrigerator for 60 days before sowing
Seeds require cold, moist storage in order to germinate
Seeds require cold, moist storage in order to germinate