Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District

Wildflowers of Kendall County Index Page

Color: Red/Orange   Blooming: February - June

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Red Trillium (Prairie Trillium)

Trillium recurvatum

Blooms mid-April - mid-June

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

Wildflower (common)

 

 

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Blooms mid-April - mid-July

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

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

 

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Blooms mid-June - mid-July

Prefers part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Toad Trillium (Sessile Trillium)

Trillium sessile

Blooms Mid-April - Mid-May

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

Wildflower (rare)

 

Yellow Honeysuckle

Lonicera prolifera

Blooms May - June

Prefers full to part sun, slightly moist soil

Vine (uncommon)

 

 

Tatarian Honeysuckle

Lonicera tatarica

Blooms mid-May - mid-June

Prefers part sun, moist to slightly moist soil

Shrub (common)

 

 

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Blooms June - mid-July

Prefers part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (rare)

 

 

Orange Hawkweed (Devil's Paintbrush)

Hieracium aurantiacum

Blooms June - September

Prefers part to full sun, dry to slightly dry soil

Wildflower (uncommon)

 

Horse Gentian (Early Horse Gentian)

Triosteum aurantiacum

Blooms June - Mid-July

Prefers part sun, slightly moist soil

Wildflower (common)

 

 

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