Description: Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) are wildflower perennials that are often found on dry and rocky slopes. Flat-topped white flower heads rise above the weedy foliage. According to Alternative Nature Online, wild quinine is a potent herb that "is used as an antiperiodic, emmenagogue, kidney, lithontripic, poultice. It also has a long history as a medicinal remedy for Native American tribes and early settlers, who used it to treat fever, burns, and dysentery Wild quinine plants are easily propagated by seed. Plant seeds in the fall or early winter or pre-treat them with 4 to 6 weeks of cold moist stratification to improve germination. Wild quinine will grow best in fertile, well-drained soils in full-sun to light shade. Sowing: Sow wild quinine seeds in late fall or as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Growing: Water seedlings until they become established. Harvesting: For fresh flowers, choose flower clusters that have just opened.
Price: 3.54 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Unbranded
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer
Type: Bush & Shrub Seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
Watering: Medium
Common Name: Wild Quinine
Genus: Parthenium
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Sunlight: Full Sun
Features: Flowering
