Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Lavender   Blooming: mid-May - June

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Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Blooms June - mid-October (occasionally white)

Prefers full to part sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

Fog Fruit

Phyla lanceolata

Blooms mid-June - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Blooms mid-May - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Wild Blue Flax

Linum perenne lewisii

Blooms June - mid-August

Prefers full sun, dry soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Sunshine Rose (Prairie Rose)

Rosa arkansana

Blooms mid-May - mid-June

Prefers full to part sun, slightly dry to dry soil

Shrub (uncommon)

 

 

Crown Vetch

Securigera varia

Blooms June - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Virginia Bluebells (Cowslip)

Mertensia virginica

Blooms April - May

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria

Blooms mid-June - mid-August

Prefers full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Wild Lupine

Lupinus perennis

Blooms mid-May - June

Prefers full to part sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Biennial Gaura (Butterfly Weed)

Gaura biennis

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Smooth Wild Rose (Early Wild Rose, Meadow Rose)

Rosa blanda

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Shrub (common)

 

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