Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Pink   Blooming: mid-May - June

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Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers full sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Blooms mid-June - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Self-Heal (Carpenter's Weed, Heals-All, All-Heal)

Prunella vulgaris elongata

Blooms mid-June - October

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica

Blooms April - mid-June

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Blooms May

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

Shrub (common)

 

 

Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Fog Fruit

Phyla lanceolata

Blooms mid-June - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, 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)

 

 

Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Blooms mid-May - mid-June

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Shrub (uncommon)

 

 

Self-Heal (Carpenter's Weed, Heals-All, All-Heal)

Prunella vulgaris elongata

Blooms mid-June - October

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

Virginia Bluebells (Cowslip)

Mertensia virginica

Blooms April - May

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Annual Fleabane

Erigeron annuus

Blooms mid-May - October

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Poke Milkweed

Asclepias exaltata

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Blooms mid-May - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Blooms mid-May - July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

White Clover

Trifolium repens

Blooms mid-May - October

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

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Virginia Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Blooms May - mid-June

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

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Great Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum appendiculatum

Blooms May - mid-June

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)

 

 

Grass-leaved Arrowhead (Grassy Arrowhead)

Sagittaria graminea

Blooms June - September

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Aquatic (uncommon)

 

 

Hairy Vetch

Vicia villosa

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

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