Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Pink   Blooming: February - mid-May

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Spring Beauty

Claytonia virginica

Blooms April - mid-June

Prefers part sun to light shade, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Sharp-Lobed Hepatica

Hepatica acutiloba

Blooms mid-March - April

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Siberian Crab

Pyrus baccata

Blooms April - mid-May

Prefers full sun, slightly moist soil

Tree (uncommon)

 

 

Shooting Star

Dodecatheon meadia

Blooms mid-April - June

Prefers part to full sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Virginia Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Blooms May - mid-June

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

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Blooms May

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

Shrub (common)

 

 

Red Clover (Meadow Clover)

Trifolium pratense

Blooms mid-May - November

Prefers full sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (very common)

 

 

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Blooms mid-April - mid-May

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Shrub (rare)

 

 

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Blooms April - June

Prefers part sun, slightly moist to moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Dame's Rocket

Hesperis matronalis

Blooms May - mid-June

Prefers part sun to light shade, moist to wet 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 Bluebells (Cowslip)

Mertensia virginica

Blooms April - May

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

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