Wildflowers of Kendall County - July

Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Blue Blooming: July - mid-August

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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)

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Blooms August - mid-October

Prefers part to full sun, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

Scurfy Pea

Psoralidium tenuiflorum

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, dry to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (rare)

Arrow-leaved Aster

Aster sagittifolius

Blooms August - mid-November

Prefers part sun, slightly moist to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (common)

Blue Lettuce

Lactuca floridana

Blooms August - mid-September

Prefers part sun, 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)

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Blooms August - mid-October

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

Asiatic Dayflower

Commelina communis

Blooms August - mid-September

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

Hairy Vetch

Vicia villosa

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly 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)

Hoary Vervain

Verbena stricta

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers full sun, slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

Stickseed

Hackelia virginiana

Blooms July - October

Prefers part sun, slightly 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)

Water Willow

Justicia americana

Blooms June - mid-August

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Aquatic (uncommon)

Lead Plant

Amorpha canescens

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, dry to slightly dry soil

Shrub (rare)