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Common Name: Meadow Parsnip, Purple Meadow Parsnip
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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