Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Blue   Blooming: mid-May - June

(continued)

Tap/click picture to open plant page

Ohio Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Blooms mid-May - mid-July

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Virginia Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Blooms April - June

Prefers part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Heart-Leaved Skullcap

Scutellaria ovata

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

Canada Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Blooms June - September

Prefers full to part sun, slightly dry to slightly 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)

 

 

Virginia Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Blooms May - mid-June

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

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Water Willow

Justicia americana

Blooms June - mid-August

Prefers full to part sun, wet soil

Aquatic (uncommon)

 

 

Wild Hyacinth

Camassia scilloides

Blooms May - mid-June

Prefers full to part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Sunshine Rose (Prairie Rose)

Rosa arkansana

Blooms mid-May - mid-June

Prefers full to part sun, slightly dry to dry soil

Shrub (uncommon)

 

 

Hoary Vervain

Verbena stricta

Blooms mid-June - September

Prefers full sun, slightly dry soil

Wildflower (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)

 

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Blooms mid-April - May

Prefers part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Lead Plant

Amorpha canescens

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers full sun, dry to slightly dry soil

Shrub (rare)

 

Timothy

Phleum pratense

Blooms mid-June - July

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

Grass/sedge (common)

 

 

Dame's Rocket

Hesperis matronalis

Blooms May - mid-June

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to wet soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

Blooms July - mid-September

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Copyright © 2011-2018 by Kendall County Forest Preserve District. All Rights Reserved.