Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Pink   Blooming: July - mid-August

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Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Slender Bush Clover

Lespedeza virginica

Blooms mid-August - September

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

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Lopseed

Phryma leptostachya

Blooms July - mid-August

Prefers shade to light shade, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Poke Milkweed

Asclepias exaltata

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Blooms mid-May - October

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

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Grass-leaved Arrowhead (Grassy Arrowhead)

Sagittaria graminea

Blooms June - September

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Aquatic (uncommon)

 

 

Pale Smartweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Blooms July - September

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Blooms mid-May - July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Trumpet Creeper (Trumpet Vine)

Campsis radicans

Blooms July - mid-September

Prefers part to full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Vine (uncommon)

 

Royal Catchfly

Silene regia

Blooms July - August

Prefers part to full sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Blooms mid-July - September

Prefers part to full sun, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Monkey Flower

Mimulus ringens

Blooms July - September

Prefers part to full sun, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Annual Fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Blooms mid-May - October

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Blooms mid-May - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Hairy Vetch

Vicia villosa

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

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