Native Society 2019 Plant List Plant Sale: Saturday, May 11, 9:00am – 1:00pm Illinois State Fairgrounds Commodity Pavilion (Across from Grandstand) Herbaceous Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Dry to moist, Sun to part Blooms mid-late summer Butterfly, bee. Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop 2-4', Lavender to purple flowers shade AKA Blue Giant Hyssop Allium cernuum var. Moist to dry, Sun to part Nodding Onion 12-18", Showy white flowers Blooms mid summer Bee. Mammals avoid cernuum shade 18", White flowers after die Allium tricoccum Ramp (Wild Leek) Moist, Shade Blooms summer Bee. Edible back Moist to dry, Part shade to Blooms late spring-early summer Aquilegia canadensis Red Columbine 30", Scarlet and yellow flowers shade Hummingbird, bee Moist to wet, Part to full Blooms late spring-early summer Showy red Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon 1-3', Narrow greenish spadix shade fruits. Mammals avoid 1-2', Green-purple spadix, striped Moist to wet, Part to full Blooms mid-late spring Showy red fruits. Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit inside shade Mammals avoid Wet to moist, Part shade to Blooms late spring-early summer Bee. AKA Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard 2-4', White fluffy panicles in spring shade Brides Feathers Wet to moist, Light to full Blooms mid-late spring Mammals avoid. Asarum canadense Canadian Wildginger 6-12", Purplish brown flowers shade Attractive groundcover 3-5', White flowers with Moist, Dappled sun to part Blooms summer Monarch larval food. Bee, Asclepias exaltata Poke Milkweed purple/green tint shade butterfly. Uncommon Blooms mid-late summer Monarch larval Asclepias hirtella (Tall) Green Milkweed To 3', Showy white flowers Dry to moist, Sun food. Bee, butterfly Blooms mid-late summer Monarch larval Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed 4-5', Pink flowers Wet to moist, Sun food. Butterfly, hummingbird, bee Asclepias incarnata Blooms mid-late summer Monarch larval Swamp Milkweed 4-5', White flowers Wet to moist, Sun alba NEW food. Butterfly, bee. Natural varient 2-3', Showy fragrant redish-purple Moist, Dappled sun to part Blooms late spring-mid summer Monarch Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed flowers shade larval food. Butterfly, hummingbird, bee Blooms early summer to frost Monarch Asclepias sullivantii Prairie Milkweed 2-3', Showy pink flowers Wet to moist, Sun larval food. Butterfly, bee Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment 3-5', Fragrant pink to deep pink Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms summer Preferred Monarch larval Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed purple flowers shade food. Bee, butterfly. Spreads Blooms summer Monarch larval food. Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed 18-30", Showy orange flowers Moist to dry, Sun Butterfly, hummingbird, bee Blooms late spring-early summer Monarch Spider (Green) 10-24", White to green, purple Asclepias viridis Moist to dry, Sun larval food. Butterfly, bee. AKA Green Milkweed tinged flowers Antelopehorn 18-42", Showy cream flower Astragalus canadensis Canadian Milkvetch Moist to dry, Sun Blooms summer Bee. NOT toxic to livestock clusters Blooms late spring-mid summer Butterfly, Baptisia alba White Wild Indigo 3-5', Showy white pea-like flowers Moist to dry, Sun skipper larval food. . Decorative seed pods Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly, Baptisia australis var. Dry to moist, Sun to part Blue Wild Indigo 18-36", Showy blue flowers skipper larval food. Bee. Decorative seed minor shade pods Baptisia bracteata var. 18-24'', Showy cream pea-like Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms mid-late spring Butterfly, skipper Creamy Wild Indigo leucophaea flowers shade larval food. Bee. Decorative seed pods Dry to Moist, Sun to light Blephilia ciliata Downey Pagoda-Plant 12-24", Pale lavender flowers Blooms early summer Bee, butterfly shade 12-30", White to pale lavender Dry to Moist, Sun to part Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Pagoda-Plant Blooms summer Bee, butterfly flowers shade Blooms mid summer-early fall Some skipper Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama 18-30", Purplish flowers Dry to moist, Sun larval food. Decorative native grass Dry to well-drained moist, Blooms late spring-late summer Bee. Callirhoe involucrata Purple Poppymallow 6-9", Showy magenta flowers Sun Adventive in IL Blooms mid-late spring Butterfly, bee. Cardamine bulbosa Spring Cress 2-3', White flowers Wet to moist, Shade Mammals avoid. AKA Blubous Bittercress Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum's Sedge 1-3', Dark brown Moist, Sun and skipper larval food. Attractive inflorescence Gray's (Morning Star) Blooms late spring-mid summer Butterfly Carex grayi 18", Green fruits Moist, Sun Sedge and skipper larval food. Showy green fruits Moist to dry, Part sun to Blooms mid-late spring Butterfly and skipper Carex jamesii NEW James' Sedge To 12", Small green inflorescence shade larval food Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment 1', Flowers grouped in dense Blooms mid-late spring Butterfly and skipper Carex meadii Mead's Sedge Moist to dry, Sun stalked head larval food. Blue-green leafs Carex muehlenbergii Muhlenberg's (Sand) 12-30", Yellow-green Dry to moist, Sun to part Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly NEW Sedge inflorescence sun. and skipper larval food Muskingum (Palm) Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly Carex muskingumensis 1', Attractive inflorescence Moist, Sun Sedge and skipper larval food. Attractive foliage Chasmanthium Inland Oats (Indian Blooms mid summer-early fall Northern 3-4', Decorative seed heads Moist, Sun to light shade latifolium Woodoats) Pearly Eye larval food. Decorative dried Chelone glabra White Turtlehead 2-3', White flowers Wet to moist, Part shade Blooms late summer-fall Bee, hummingbird Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms late summer-fall Painted Lady larval Cirsium discolor NEW Pasture (Field) Thistle 2-8', Pink or rarely white flowers shade food. Butterfly, Hummingbird, bee Conoclinium Moist, Light shade to part Blooms mid summer-early fall Butterfly, Blue Mistflower 18-24”, Showy pale purple flowers coelestinum sun bee. AKA Eupatorium coelestinum Lanceleaf (Sand) Blooms summer Butterfly, Bee. Good cut Coreopsis lanceolata 1-3', Yellow flowers Dry to moist, Sun Coreopsis flower. AKA Lanceleaf Tickseed Blooms early summer Butterfly, Bee. Good Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis 12-30", Yellow flowers Dry to moist, Sun cut flower. AKA Stiff Tickseed 3-7', Yellow flowers with redish- Blooms mid summer-early fall Butterfly, Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis Moist to dry, Sun to part sun brown center bee. Goldfinches eat seed Small fern Mat forming. AKA Cystopteris Cystopteris protrusa Southern Fragile Fern 4-12", Non-blooming Moist, Light shade fragilis var. protrusa Dry to moist Well-drained, Blooms early-mid summer Dogface Sulfur candida White Prairie Clover 12-30", White Flowers Sun larval food. Bee, small butterflies Blooms mid-late summer Dogface Sulfur Well-drained moist to dry, Dalea foliosa Leafy Prairie Clover 2', Purple flowers larval food. Bee, butterfly. Prairie Moon Sun seed Blooms early-mid summer Dogface Sulfur Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie Clover 1-3', Purple flowers Moist to dry, Sun larval food. Bee, butterfly Blooms mid summer-early fall Butterfly, Tall Larkspur 4-6', Showy purplish-blue flowers Moist to dry, Sun to part sun hummingbird, bee. Toxic to mammals. Not IL native Blooms summer Bee. Lacy foliage. AKA Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower To 3', White powder puff flowers Moist, Sun to part shade Prairie Mimosa Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment 12-18", White, pink, or purple Moist to dry, Sun to light Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star Blooms late spring Bee. Showy flowers flowers shade Blooms early-mid summer Silvery Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower To 3', Light pink flowers Moist to dry, Sun Checkerspot larval food. Butterfly, bee Eastern Purple Blooms mid-late summer Silvery Echinacea purpurea To 4', Pink flowers Moist to dry, Sun Coneflower Checkerspot larval food. Butterfly, bee Elymus canadensis Dry to Moist, Sun to part Blooms mid-late summer Decorative bluish Canada Wildrye 2-5', Arching rye-like seed heads glaucifolius shade grass. Clump forming Eastern Bottlebrush 3-5', Bottlebrush-shaped seed Dry to Moist, Sun to part Blooms summer Northern Pearly Eye larval Elymus hystrix Grass heads shade food. Showy seed heads Moist to dry, Sun to light Blooms mid-late summer Butterfly, bee. Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master 3-5', White flowers shade Excellent accent plant Moist to wet, Sun to part Blooms mid-late summer Butterfly, bee. Eutrochium maculatum Spotted Joe Pye Weed 2-4', Dusky rose flowers shade AKA Eupatorium maculatum Eutrochium purpureum Moist to wet, Sun to part Blooms mid-late summer Butterfly, bee. Sweetscented Joe Pye 4-7', Mauve pink flowers var. purpureum shade AKA Purple Joe Pye Wet to moist, Sun to part Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie 4-6', Showy pink flowers Blooms early-mid summer Bee. Rare shade Gentiana andrewsii Closed Bottle Gentian 1-2', Showy blue flowers Moist, Sun to part shade Blooms late summer-early fall Bumblebee Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly, Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium To 30"', Purplish-pink flowers Moist to dryish, Shade bee. Can form dense colonies. AKA Spotted Geranium 12-18", Red flowers, wispy seed Dry to moist, Sun to part Blooms spring Bumblebee. Attractive in Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke heads shade gardens Gillenia (Porteranthus) Blooms early-mid summer Bee, butterfly. 3 American Ipecac To 30", Small white flowers Moist, Sun to light shade stipulata Season Plant. AKA Indian Physic Blooms late spring-fall Butterfly, bee. Will Glandularia canadensis Rose (Mock) Vervain To 18", Purple flowers Dry to moist, Full sun not tolerate competition 3-4', Abundant yellow daisy-like Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed Moist, Sun Blooms fall Bee, butterfly. Mammals avoid flowers Richardson's (Prairie) Moist to Dry, Sun to light Blooms early summer Bee. Good rock Heuchera richardsonii 1-2', Greenish flowers Alumroot shade garden plant Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment 3-6', Large white to light pink Wet to moist, Sun to part Blooms mid summer-early fall Some Hibiscus lasiocarpos (Hairy) Rosemallow flowers shade butterfly larval food. Hummingbird, bee Hydrophyllum 8-24", Showy lilac to whitish Moist, Part sun to light Blooms late spring-early summer Bee. AKA virginianum var. Virginia Waterleaf flowers shade Eastern Waterleaf virginianum Hymenocallis Blooms summer Spectacular when in bloom. (Northern) Spider Lily To 30", Large showy white flowers Moist, Sun to part shade caroliniana AKA Hymenocallis occidentalis Hypericum Round-Fruited St. Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms mid-summer Bee. Mammals avoid. 18-30", Yellow flowers sphaerocarpum Johnswort shade May spread Iliamna rivularis var. Blooms summer Very rare. AKA Iliamna Kankakee Mallow 3-5', Large pink flowers Moist, Sun to part shade rivularis remota Blooms mid spring Bee. Wonderful dwarf Iris cristata Dwarf Crested Iris 8-12", Lt blue to lt purple flowers Moist, Light shade iris. Forms colonies Wet to moist, Sun to part Blooms late spring-early summer Iris fulva Copper Iris 2-3', Showy copper flowers shade Hummingbird, bee. Rare native Iris Moist to dry, Sun to light Blooms late spring-early summer Attractive Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass 12-20", Showy dense seed heads shade edging grass Blooms late summer-early fall Butterfly, Liatris aspera Rough Blazing Star 2-5', Purple flower spikes Dry, Sun to part shade hummingbird, bee. AKA Tall Blazing Star Blooms mid summer-early fall Butterfly, Rocky Mountain Blazing Dry to moist, Sun to light Liatris ligulistylis 2-5', Spike of purple flowers hummingbird, bee. AKA Meadow Blazing Star shade Star 3-4', Dense spikes of purple Blooms late summer Butterfly, Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star Moist, Sun to light shade blooms hummingbird, bee Blooms late summer-mid fall Butterfly, Liatris scariosa var. 3-5', Spike of lavender-pink Savanna Blazing Star Dry, Sun to light shade hummingbird, bee. Rare. AKA Nieuwland's nieuwlandii flowers Blazing Star Blooms late summer-early fall Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 2-5', Red flowers Moist, Sun to light shade Hummingbird, butterfly Wet to moist, Sun to light Blooms late summer-fall Butterfly, Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 18-30", Blue flowers shade hummingbird, bee. Most mammals avoid Matteuccia Moist to wet, Part to full Large fern Striking appearance. Forms Ostrich Fern 3-5', Erect fronds struthiopteris shade colonies Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Blooms mid spring Bee, butterfly, occasional Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells 18-30", Showy blue flowers Moist, Light shade hummingbird Allegheny Wet to moist, Sun to light Blooms mid summer-early fall Buckeye Mimulus ringens 1-3', Pale purplish blue flowers Monkeyflower shade larval food. Bumblebee 1-2’, White to pink with purple Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly, Monarda bradburiana Eastern Beebalm dots shade hummingbird, bee Moist to dry, Sun to light Blooms mid-late summer Butterfly, Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 36-48", Pinkish-lavender flowers shade hummingbird, bee 18-30", Lt yellow, purple spotted Blooms mid summer-early fall Butterfly, Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm Dry to moist, Sun flowers bee. Mammals avoid Meadow Evening Blooms early summer Bee, butterfly. AKA Oenothera pilosella To 18", Showy yellow flowers Moist to dry, Sun Primrose Prairie Sundrops Medium size fern Forms open colonies. Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern 18-30"', Non-flowering Moist, Light shade Fertile leaves dry for winter interest Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly, Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue 2-3', White foxglove-like flowers Moist, Sun to part shade hummingbird, bee 2-3', Small white flowers in Blooms early summer Bee. Flower is americana Wild Dill Moist, Sun to part shade 6" across. AKA Thicket Parsley

Blooms spring-early summer Butterfly, bee. Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox 10-20", Blue violet flowers Moist to dry, Shade Fragrant flowers. AKA Woodland Phlox Blooms mid summer-early fall Butterfly. 30", Fragrant lavender to white Phlox paniculata Fall Phlox Moist, Part shade to sun Fragrant. Mildew resistant. AKA Summer flowers Phlox Blooms late spring-early summer Butterfly, Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox 12-20", Fragrant lavender flowers Moist to dry, Sun to lt shade bee. Mildew resistant. AKA Downey Phlox Moist to dry, Part to light Podophyllum peltatum May Apple 12-18", Large white flowers Blooms mid-late spring Bee. Mammals avoid shade 12-18", Showy blue to white Blooms late spring Butterfly, bee. AKA Greek Polemonium reptans Jacob's Ladder Moist, Light shade flowers Valerian Blooms late spring-early summer Bee, Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon's Seal 2-3', White bell shaped flowers Moist, Shade hummingbird Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Pycnanthemum Dry to moist, Sun to part Blooms mid-late summer Bee, butterfly. verticillatum var Hairy Mountainmint 1-3', White flowers shade AKA Pycnanthemum pilosum pilosum Pycnanthemum Common Mountain 1-3', White with purple spotted Moist to dry, Sun to light Blooms mid summer Bee, small butterflies. virginianum Mint flowers shade AKA Virginia Mountainmint To 4', Yellow petals with brown Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms early summer-early fall Silvery Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower center shade Checkerspot larval food. Bee, butterfly To 30", Yellow petals with brown Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms mid summer-early fall Bee, Rudbeckia fulgida Orange Coneflower center shade butterfly. Excellent garden and cut flower Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms summer Bee. Good companion for Ruellia humilis Hairy Wild Petunia 12-18", Light purple flowers shade Prairie Milkweed Salvia azurea Blooms late summer-fall Bee, occasional Wild Blue Sage 3-5', Sky blue flowers Dry, Sun grandiflora butterfly. Rare. AKA Azure Blue Sage Moist to dry, Part to full Blooms early-mid spring Bee. Leafs and Sanguinaria canadensis Blood Root 6-12", Showy white flowers shade roots toxic Schizachyrium Blooms late summer-fall Several skippers scoparium var. Little Bluestem To 40", Feathery seed heads Dry, Sun larval food. Small songbirds eat seed scoparium Blooms late spring-early summer Bee. Self- Sedum pulchellum Widowscross 4-10", Pink or white flowers Dry to moist, Sun to shade seeding winter annual. Unknown seed source Blooms mid spring-early summer Bee. Sedum ternatum Wild Stonecrop 8", White flowers Moist to dry, Shade Excellent shade ground cover. AKA Woodland Stonecrop Blooms summer Pollinators TBD. Will spread Silene nivea NEW Snowy Campion 1-3', White flowers Moist, Full sun to part shade by runners. AKA Evening Campion Moist to Dry, Full sun to lt Blooms mid-late summer Hummingbird, Silene regia Royal Catchfly 2-3', Red or scarlet flowers shade butterfly. Showy 6-12', Sunflower-like yellow Blooms mid summer Bee, occasional Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant Moist to dry, Sun flowers butterfly. Unusual foliage orientation 4-10', Sunflower like Yellow Blooms early-mid summer Bee, butterfly. Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant Moist to dry, Sun flowers Goldfinch food source Moist well drained, Light Blooms late summer-early fall Bee, Solidago flexicaulis Zigzag Goldenrod 1-3', Yellow flowers shade butterfly. Attractive woodland bloomer Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod 3-4', Yellow plumy flowers Moist to dry, Sun Blooms late summer-early fall Butterfly, Bee Moist to dry, Sun to light Blooms early-late fall Bee, butterfly. AKA Solidago sphacelata Autumn Goldenrod 1-3', Yellow flowers shade Solidago cordata Blooms late spring-early summer 1-2', Two-toned red and yellow Spigelia marilandica Indian Pink Moist, Part to full shade Hummingbird. Striking flowers. AKA flowers Woodland Pinkroot Blooms late summer-mid fall Small Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed To 30", Fountain-shaped grass Dry to moist, Full sun songbirds eat seed. Showy. Buttered popcorn scented Blooms mid-late spring, some rebloom Easy Stylophorum diphyllum Wood Poppy 12-18", Showy yellow flowers Moist, Shade to grow. Mammals avoid. AKA Celandine Poppy Blooms late summer-early fall Butterfly, Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Blue Aster To 3', Blue flowers Moist to dry, Sun part sun bee. AKA Aster laevis Symphyotrichum To 3', Small white-yellowish Moist, Part sun to light Blooms fall Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl lateriflorum var. Calico Aster flowers shade Crescent larval food. Butterfly, bee horizontale Symphyotrichum novae- 4-5', Pink, purple, rose, or Moist to Dry, Sun to part Blooms fall Butterfly, bee. Clip to shorten. New England Aster angliae magenta flowers sun AKA Aster novae-angliae Symphyotrichum Blooms fall to killing frost Butterfly, bee. Aromatic Aster 1-3', Blue to purple flowers Dry, Sun oblongifolium AKA Aster oblongifolius Blooms late spring-early summer Eastern Taenidia integerrima Yellow Pimpernel 2-3', Yellow flowers Dry, Light shade Black Swallowtail larval food. Bee Blooms late spring-mid summer Bee. Moist to dry, Sun to light Tradescantia bracteata Prairie Spiderwort 8-18", Purple flowers Compact plant. Rare. AKA Longbract shade Spiderwort recurvatum Blooms mid-late spring Excellent when Prairie Trillium 6-18", Maroon flowers Moist, Part to full shade recurvatum massed. Spreads slowly Trillium recurvatum 6-18", Yellow flowers with yellow Blooms mid-late spring Spreads slowly. Rare Shay's Trillium Moist, Part to full shade shayii anthers in IL Moist to Wet, Sun to part Blooms mid-late summer Bee, small Verbena hastata Blue Vervain 3-5', Blue-violet flowers sun butterflies. AKA Swamp Verbena Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Blooms mid-late summer Butterfly, bee. Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain 2-3', Lavender flowers Moist to Dry, Sun Mammals avoid. AKA Hoary Verbena Verbesina virginica var. Moist to dry, Sun to part Blooms late summer-mid fall Butterfly. White Crownbeard 3-5', White flowers virginica shade Mammals avoid. Forms frostflowers Veronicastrum Moist to day, Full to part Blooms early-mid summer Butterfly, Bee. Culver's Root To 4', White candelabra flowers virginicum sun Striking when in bloom Viola pubescens var. Blooms mid-late spring Fritillary larval food. Common Yellow Violet 4-9", Yellow flowers Moist to dry, Part shade eriocarpa Bee, butterfly Blooms mid-late spring Fritillary larval food. Viola sororia sororia Common Blue Violet 4-8", Purple flowers Moist, Sun to part shade Bee. Purple selection Blooms mid-late spring Fritillary larval food. Viola x viarum Twoflower Violet 4-9", Purple flowers Moist to dry, Sun to shade Bee, butterfly. Natural hybrid Golden Alexanders Blooms late spring-early summer Eastern Zizia aurea 30", Yellow flowers Moist, Sun. Shade tolerated (Zizia) Black Swallowtail larval food. Bee

Trees, , and Vines Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Aesculus glabra var. A rare 6' shrubby form of Ohio Sun to shade, Moist, well- Attractive white flowers loved by Dwarf Ohio buckeye nana buckeye drained soil hummingbirds 15-40' multi-trunk understory Sun to part shade, Average Birds feed on purple-black fruits, good reddish Amelanchier laevis Alleghany Serviceberry with showy white flower clusters well-drained soil fall color Amelanchier x 20-30' Oval, rounded, upright, Pink spring flower buds, white flowers. Birds Robin Hill Serviceberry Sun to part shade, Moist soil grandiflora 'Robin Hill' spreading form love fruit! Blooms mid summer; Gray Hairstreak larval Amorpha canescens Leadplant To 3', Purple flowers Dry to moist, Sun food. Bee. Can be small 6-10' airy shrub with blue flower Sun to part shade, Well- Amorpha fruticosa Indigobush Seeds readily spikes drained site Vine 20-30', Greenish-yellow Blooms late spring-early summer; Pipevine Aristolochia tomentosa Woolly Dutchmen’s Pipe Moist, Sun to part shade flowers Swallowtail larval food Sun to part shade, Moist, well- White spring flowers, Black berries, Showy fall Aronia melanocarpa Black Chokeberry 3'-5' small, mound-shaped shrub drained soil foliage 30' small tree or shrub bearing Sun to part shade, Well- Asimina triloba Pawpaw Great for the garden or the forest understory unusual fruit drained site Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment To 50', Showy orange and yellow Moist to dry, Sun to light Blooms mid spring-late summer; Bignonia capreolata Cross Vine flowers shade Hummingbird. Very showy when in bloom 3'-6' airy shrub known for shockingly Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry Sun to part shade, Moist soil Birds feed on showy fruit purple fruit 20'-40' tree, Attractive blue-gray Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam Sun to part shade, Moist soil Great size for urban landscapes bark Compound dark yellowish green leaves with 5 50’ to 60’ tall, 25’ to 35’ wide tree, Well-drained to dry, Carya glabra Pignut Hickory to 7 leaflets; rich golden fall color; small bitter occuring on hillsides and ridges moderately rich soils; Full sun nuts Up to 100' with broad, rounded Sun to part shade, Moist, well- Carya illinoinensis Pecan Planted for shade and familiar nut crown drained soil Largest of the native hickories, 100' Sun to part shade, Prefers Carya laciniosa Shellbark Hickory Narrow rounded crown, large nuts tall, 85' spread moist to wet sites 3-4 ', Dwarf Shrub, Showy white Moist to dry, Sun to light Blooms early-mid summer; Spring and Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea flowers shade Summer Azure larval food. Bee, butterfly Celtis laevigata Sugarberry 80' large shade tree Sun to part sun, Moist soil Similar to hackberry, Narrow, toothed leaves 60'-100' shade tree with wide Larval host to several butterflies, fruit eaten by Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Highly adaptable spreading crown birds Cephalanthus 3'-6' shrub with white pincushion- Part shade to sun, Thrives in Buttonbush Great for rain gardens, Attracts butterflies occidentalis like flowers moist soil Brilliant pink spring flowers, Heart Sun to dappled shade, Well- Cercis canadensis Eastern Red Bud Great in small gardens, 20' shaped leaves drained soil Single-stem tree or large shrub; Full sun/partial shade; Male plants more impressive in bloom but Chionanthus virginicus White Fringe Tree cloud-like white, fragrant blossoms average well-drained soil, female bear date-like fruits; yellow fall color in spring; 20’-30’ tall, 15’-35’ spread tolerates clay soil Sun to part shade, Well- Fragrant white, pea-like flowers hang in 12” Cladrastis kentuckea American Yellowwood 30-50' vase-shaped ornamental tree drained soil long chains 15' flat clusters of white flowers, Part sun to shade, Well- Cornus drummondii Rough-leaved Dogwood Good wildlife food Burgundy fall color drained soil Distinctive white spring flower, 15- Part sun to shade, Well- Cornus Flowering Dogwood Good wildlife food 30' drained soil Part shade to sun, Well- Corylus americana American Filbert 10'-15' thicket forming shrub Valued for wildlife food and cover, fall color drained, moist soil Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment 2'-3' native shrub, not to be Sun to shade, drought Mound-shaped, exfoliating bark, small flowers, Diervella lonicera Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle confused with the invasive ! tolerant yellow to red fall color 35'-60' slow-growing tree with Full sun, Somewhat drought Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Sweet orange fruit is edible, Valued by wildlife interesting, coarse bark tolerant 4'-6' sprawling shrub, Pink seed Shade tolerant, Moist organic Euonymus americanus Heart's-A-Bursting A native relative of burning bush capsules reveal red seeds soil Euonymus 12'-20' small tree, Native burning Eastern Wahoo Part shade, Most soil types Red fall color,attractive fruit atropurpureus bush Fast-growing, trailing woodland Colorful pink fruit capsules open to reveal red Euonymus obovatus Running Euonymus Shade, moist soil groundcover fruit 15'-20' tree, Foliage Frangula caroliniana Carolina Coffeeberry Part shade, Most soil types Attractive berries feed wildlife remains late into season 60'-80' shade tree with upright form Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky Coffee Tree Full sun, Very adaptable Golden fall color, Deep furrowed bark and unique shape Prefers moist organic loam, White flowers hang like bells in Halesia carolinia Carolina Silverbell roots in shade, leaves in Leaves drop early in fall; may grow up to 80’ clusters; 30’-40’ tall, 20’-35’wide partial or full sun 15'-25' shrub with fragrant yellow Sun to shade, Highly Attractive irregular form, Yellow fall color, Hamamelis virginiana Common Witch-hazel flowers October to December adaptable Birds feed on seed Partial shade, tolerates most 3'-5' small shrub, white, hairy bloom Blooms on new wood so can be cut to ground Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea soil types but sensitive to clusters in May to July in late winter drought and harsh winters 1-5', Yellow flowers, Naturalizes Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St John's Wort Moist, Sun to part shade Showy summer blooming shrub easily Small mound, suckering multi- Tolerates heavy shade to full Itea virginica Sweetspire Fragrant white flowers in June, good fall color stemmed shrub; 3’-5’ tall/wide sun; wet or dry Sun, Grows well in most soil Juglans cinerea Butternut 50'-75' slow-growing shade tree Nuts attract wildlife types 8'-15' rare suckering shrub, Glossy Sun to part shade, Tolerates floridana Corkwood Separate male/female plants foliage wet sites 8'-10' woodland shrub, Attractive Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush Part sun to shade, Moist soil Fragrant, host plant to swallowtails gold fall color 60'-90' fast growing shade tree for Full sun, Moist, well-drained Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Namesake yellow flowers, Gold fall color large spaces soil Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Large tree 50'-80' tall, large leaves Only magnolia native to Illinois, aromatic fruit Sun to moderate shade, Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Tree up to 8" in length, greenish-yellow that resembles small cucumbers, turn red and prefers evenly moist sites blooms split open to expose bright orange seeds

30'-35' tall and wide multi-stemmed Sun or shade, tolerates wet Sweetbay is sub-evergreen, may be slow to Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia shrub, creamy white blooms soils, requires acidic soil flower when young Grows in perfectly horizontal form; Best in moist, acidic soil; May develop crimson red fall color; female Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum slow grower to 30’-50’ tall, 20’-30’ tolerates wet and dry, rocky ’ fruits turn blue in fall; attracts wide uplands honeybees Tolerant of most all growing Blooms pink to white in June, red fruit in 8’ to 10’ tall and wide somewhat condition, sun or partial September-October; older stems exfoliate in Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark coarse shrub shade; renew shrub by cutting papery strips and expose cinnamon-brown to ground in late winter inner bark

Single-stemmed tree or allow to Sun and good drainage, Earliest native plum to bloom, tangy fruits Prunus americana American or Wild Plum sucker into thickets, 15'-20' tall, follow spray regimen for form in late summer, good fall color showy, snow white blooms in spring home fruit orchard Large, shade tolerant shrub 20'-30' Sun or shade but best Only native cherry that tolerates shade; fruits Prunus virginiana Common Chokecherry tall, white blooms followed by red flowering in full sun favored by firds and other wildlife fruits that ripen to purple Shade to sun, Dry to moist Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree / Wafer Ash 15'-20' understory shrub/small tree Host plant for the giant swallowtail soil 50'-60' shade tree with brilliant red Quercus ×sternbergii Sternberg Hybrid Oak Sun, Well-drained, moist soil Hybrid of Buckley's and Shumard oaks lasting fall color Sun to part sun, Well-drained, Quercus alba White Oak 80'+ long-lived shade tree Rounded lobed leaves with reddish fall color acidic soil 50' shade tree with rounded to oval Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak Full sun, Tolerates wet sites Acorn almost entirely covered by unique cap form 50'-75' shade tree with outstanding Full sun, Well-drained, Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak Food and cover for wildlife fall color alkaline soil Full sun, Adaptable to most Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak 60' shade tree, Upright oval crown Acorn almost entirely covered by unique cap sites 50'-80' shade tree, Slow-growing but Sun to part shade, Very Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Large leaves and acorns, Rough bark majestic with age adaptable Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Sun to part shade, Well- 20'-40' slow growing tree with Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak drained soil, Heat and Uniquely triangular , Showy fall color irregular crown drought tolerant 40'-60' shade tree, adapted to Full sun, Moist, well-drained Brilliant red fall color, Attractive silver plate- Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak periodic flooding soil like bark 50'-80' shade tree, Narrow with Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Full sun, Well-drained soil Toothed leaves with russet-toned fall color rounded crown 60'-110' shade tree with attractive Quercus pagoda Cherrybark Oak Full sun, Moist, loamy soil Known for very hard, beautiful wood scaly bark Prefers full sun and moist, Willow oak is rare in Illinois and has very Fast growing, medium-sized tree 40'- well-drained sites but Quercus phellos Willow Oak narrow, willow-like leaves and bright yellow 75' tall, 25'-50' wide adaptable to light shade and fall color most soil conditions 60'-90' long-lived, fast growing for Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Full sun, Well-drained soil Red fall color an oak 40’ to 60’ tall, 30’ to 45’ wide long- Sun to part shade, Very Great habitat and food source for birds and Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak lived shade tree with red early fall adaptable small mammals color Quercus stellata Post Oak 40'-50' dense, rounded crowned oak Full sun, Well-drained soil Tough, drought tolerant Quercus texana 'New New Madrid Nuttall's Oak 40'-60' shade tree, A good Full sun, Well-drained, moist Wine-colored spring foliage, Red fall color Madrid' (Starhill cultivar) alternative to pin oak soil Massive and drought resistant; Catkins among the longest, most colorful and Tolerates any soil type but Quercus velutina Black Oak spring leaf color is bright, velvety showy of the ; very sensitive to soil intolerant of shade red; 60’-80’ tall, 50’-60’wide disturbance Part sun to shade, Very Ribes missouririense Gooseberry 2'-4' woodland shrub A native edible adaptable Full sun, Well-drained, moist Rosa blanda Meadow Rose 3'-5' mounding, suckering shrub Fragrant pink flowers bloom mid-summer soil 3'-6' tall, twice as wide mound- Purple Flowering Full sun to part shade, moist, Showy purple blooms, fruit somewhat dry, Rubus odoratus shaped suckering shrub; pale yellow Raspberry well-drained soil brown exfoliating bark foliage in fall Flat-topped white flower clusters, deep purple Sambucus canadensis Elderberry Suckering shrub up to 12' Sun to part shade, Moist soil fruit Full sun to part shade, well- Yellow-orange fruits utilized historically as Sapindus saponaria Western Soapberry 50' medium open-crowned tree drained soil (drought soap tolerant) Scientific Name Common Name Description Growing Conditions Comment Symphoricarpos 2’ to 5’ tall, 4’ to 8’ wide arching Sun to part shade, average Yellow-white flowers become persistant coral Coralberry orbiculatus shrub, green/blue-green foliage well-drained soil berries 50'-75' deciduous conifer with Sun to part shade, Best in Attractive exfoliating bark, with well-known Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress feather-like foliage acidic, moist soil "knees" in wet areas Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum White spring flowers, Red fall color Sun to part shade, Moist soil Winter bird food source 15' multistemmed shrub, white Sun to shade, Well-drained, Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Winter wildlife food source summer flower clusters moist soil 15' multistemmed shrub, white Sun to part shade, Well- Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Purple fall color, persistant fruit summer flower clusters drained soil Up to 25' shrub or small tree, white Sun to shade, Well-drained, Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Deep red fall color, persistant fruit flower slusters moist soil 8'-12' flowering shrub, Red-purple Part shade to sun, Moist, well- Viburnum trilobum American Cranberry Bush Persistant fruit are late season bird food fall foliage drained soil Zanthoxylum 6'-20' dioecious colonizing shrub Sun to part shade, Well- Fragrant red seeds capsules, Swallowtail larval Prickly Ash americanum with prickly twigs drained soil food source