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Meadow Parsnip, Purple Meadow Parsnip

Meadow Parsnip, Purple Meadow Parsnip

Thaspium trifoliatum

Full to part sun, medium to moderately dry moisture level, grows in practically any soil including clay loam and rocky.  1-2 1/2 feet height, blooms spring into summer, yellow flowers, will naturalize.

Germination Code:  M, C(120), G

Native Region:  Lightly in Middle and East Tennessee

Attracts butterflies. Larval food for Black Swallowtail butterfly.

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