Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: White/Cream   Blooming: July - mid-August

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Fog Fruit

Phyla lanceolata

Blooms mid-June - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Ditch Stonecrop

Penthorum sedoides

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers part to full sun, wet soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Hairy Wood Mint

Blephilia hirsuta

Blooms July - September

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Nodding Wild Onion

Allium cernuum

Blooms July - August

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Blooms June - mid-October

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

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Rattlesnake Master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Blooms July - Mid-September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

American Spikenard

Aralia racemosa

Blooms July - mid-August

Prefers part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Wild Mint (Field Mint)

Mentha arvensis

Blooms mid-July - September

Prefers full to part sun, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Wood Nettle

Laportea canadensis

Blooms July - September

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

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Water Willow

Justicia americana

Blooms June - mid-August

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Aquatic (uncommon)

 

 

Tall Nettle

Urtica procera

Blooms July - mid-September

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

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Leaf-Cup

Polymnia canadensis

Blooms July - mid-September

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Water Lettuce (Tropical Duckweed)(Water Cabbage)

Pistia stratiotes

Blooms July - August

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Aquatic (uncommon)

 

 

Biennial Gaura (Butterfly Weed)

Gaura biennis

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Blooms July - August

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Blooms mid-July - September

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Summer Phlox (Garden Phlox)

Phlox paniculata

Blooms July - mid-October

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Field Bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Blooms mid-July - mid-September

Prefers full sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Vine (common)

 

 

Obedient Plant (False Dragonhead)

Physostegia virginiana

Blooms mid-July - September

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Crown Vetch

Securigera varia

Blooms June - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Blooms July - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Illinois Tick Trefoil

Desmodium illinoense

Blooms July - mid-August

Prefers full to 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)

 

 

Purple Joe-Pye Weed

Eupatorium purpureum

Blooms July - mid-September

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Hemp (Marijuana)

Cannabis sativa

Blooms July - August

Prefers full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Blooms July - September

Prefers part to full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Sulfur Cinquefoil

Potentilla recta

Blooms mid-May - September

Prefers part to full sun, slightly dry to dry soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Lady's Thumb

Persicaria maculosa

Blooms June - October

Prefers full to part sun, wet to 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)

 

 

Common Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, slightly dry to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Giant Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Blooms August - September

Prefers full sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Wild Leek (Ramps)

Allium tricoccum

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Blooms June - Mid-July

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

Grass/sedge (common)

 

 

Marsh Skullcap

Scutellaria galericulata

Blooms mid-July - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, wet to moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Bur Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Blooms August - mid-October

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Vine (uncommon)

 

 

Pennsylvania Smartweed

Persicaria pensylvanica laevigata

Blooms August - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Rough Pigweed (Rough Amaranth)

Amaranthus retroflexus

Blooms August - mid-October

Prefers full sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Blooms August - mid-October

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist soil

Vine (common)

 

 

Asiatic Dayflower

Commelina communis

Blooms August - mid-September

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Mad-Dog Skullcap (Hoodwort, Virginian Skullcap)

Scutellaria lateriflora

Blooms August - September

Prefers part to full sun, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

Clearweed

Pilea pumila

Blooms August - September

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

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