Wildflowers of Kendall County - Purple mid-May

Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Purple Blooming: mid-May - June

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Scurfy Pea

Psoralidium tenuiflorum

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, dry to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (rare)

Dame's Rocket

Hesperis matronalis

Blooms May - mid-June

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Blooms mid-May - mid-June

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Shrub (uncommon)

Purple Milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers full sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

Lead Plant

Amorpha canescens

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, dry to slightly dry soil

Shrub (rare)

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Blooms mid-June - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Wild Lupine

Lupinus perennis

Blooms mid-May - June

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

Johnny Jump-Up

Viola tricolor

Blooms mid-June - mid-August

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

Tatarian Honeysuckle

Lonicera tatarica

Blooms mid-May - mid-June

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Shrub (common)

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