Native Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine
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Parthenium integrifolium, Wild Quinine or American Feverfew has small white flowers in flat-topped clusters on 3 feet tall stems.  Wild Quinine flowers bloom for 3 to 4 weeks during June to August and grows best when planted in average garden soil in full sun to light shade.  Wild Quinine is beautiful when naturalized in a prairie meadow with Echinacea (Coneflowers), Ratibida (prairie coneflower),  and Liatris (Blazing Star).  It also has been used medicinally.

Parthenium integrifolium, Wild Quinine, American Feverfew seed germination is improved after a pretreatment of 4 to 6  weeks of cold moist stratification or when planted outside in the fall or early winter.

Native Parthenium integrifolium is a tantalizing flower occurring naturally on prairies, glades, and rocky open woods from Georgia to Texas, north to New York, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and introduced in Massachusetts.   Asteraceae (Aster Family)

The map below shows areas where native Wild Quinine plants grow wild but it can be planted and will grow over a much wider area than shown.  USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 9. 

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Parthenium integrifolium, Wild Quinine, American Feverfew Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

American feverfew, eastern feverfew, eastern parthenium integrifolium, wild quinine

The Catawba and other tribes in the southeastern United States used wild quinine for medicinal and veterinary purposes.  The leaves contain tannin, which is thought to be beneficial for treating burns.  The leaves were mashed into a moist, thick paste, which was then applied as a poultice to burns. Burns were also treated by placing the whole, fresh leaves over the wounded area.  Tea from the boiled roots was used to treat dysentery.  Ashes from burned leaves were used to rub the skin of horses suffering from sore backs.

Parthenium integrifolium flowers make long-lasting additions to cut bouquets.

 This plant may become weedy or invasive in some regions or habitats and may displace desirable vegetation if not properly managed.  Please consult with your local NRCS Field Office, Cooperative Extension Service office, or state natural resource or agricultural department regarding its status and use.  Weed information is also available from the PLANTS Web site.

 General: Sunflower Family (Asteraceae).  Wild quinine is a perennial, herbaceous forb.  Stiff, upright, sometimes hairy stems are single, or branched near the top.  Stems (4-12 dm in height) grow from a swollen tuberous root.  The leaves are ovate to lanceolate with wavy, toothed margins.  Basal leaves are 38 cm long.  Stem leaves are alternate, smaller, and sparsely distributed along the stems.  The long-lasting, somewhat-yarrow-like flower heads are composed of grayish-white, globular, compound flowers that are 4-6 mm wide.  Five, unusually short, ray flowers (1-2mm long) surround the central disk flower corollas, which are 2.5-3 mm long.  Only the ray flowers are fertile.  The heads are grouped together into an inflorescent spray up to 20 cm in diameter.  Flowers have a pleasant but mild medicinal fragrance.  The plant flowers from summer through the autumn months.

  Wild quinine occurs in dry, somewhat heavy soils in prairies, fields, open wooded areas, rocky woods, and hillsides. 

Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine (Feverfew) is a very hardy addition to the garden as it is tolerant of both hot and cold weather.  The plants make a nice addition to native plant gardens because of their wild growth form.  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. 

 Parthenium integrifolium plants have no known serious disease or insect problems.