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Chromolaena sinuata
Wavyleaf thoroughwort (Chromolaena sinuata) is a shrub native to the Caribbean islands, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles. Little cultivation information is available, so care notes are general guidance for a warm, sunny shrub.
Chromolaena sinuata, the wavyleaf thoroughwort, is a Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found on the Islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Desirade, Montserrat, St. Eustatius, and Antigua.
Bigelow's thoroughwort · Limestone thoroughwort · Cape Sable thoroughwort · Geraniumleaf thoroughwort · Chromolaena hirsuta · Chromolaena impetiolaris · Chromolaena integrifolia · Ivyleaf thoroughwort · Chromolaena lundellii · Chromolaena macrodon · Chromolaena misella · Jack in the bush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chromolaena sinuata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
