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Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Sunrise: 5:28 a.m.
Sunset: 8:08 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16



2012 Native-Plant Sale

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Fri., May 11, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sat., May 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 31st Street, Oak Brook

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Native-Plant Sale Catalog

Browse the catalog online or download a print-friendly document. To purchase in advance, download, complete and submit the pre-sale order form.

2012 Native-Plant Presale Order Form    2012 Native-Plant Sale Catalog 

FULL SUN arrow on Partial Sun | Shade | Shrubs & Vines | Trees 
  

Plant Species

Height/Spread

Light and
Moisture

Blooming

Wildlife

Big Bluestem Grass
Big Bluestem Grass
Andropogon gerardii

Ht 3-8 ft
Sp 2-3 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Aug-Sep
(purplish red)

 

Little Bluestem Grass
Little Bluestem Grass
Andropogon scoparius

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

 Aug-Sep (purplish bronze)

 

Swamp Milkweed
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnate

Ht 3-4 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Moist

Jun-Aug
(red)

  Butterfly

Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 1-2 ft

Sun Moist

Jun-Aug
(orange)

Butterfly

Smooth Blue Aster
Smooth Blue Aster
Aster laevis

Ht 3-5 ft
Sp 1-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Aug-Oct
(blue)

  Butterfly

New_England_Aster
New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae

Ht 2-5 ft
Sp 2-3 ft

Sun Moist

Aug-Oct
(purple)

  Butterfly

White_Wild_Indigo
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia leucantha

Ht 3-4 ft
Sp 1.5-3 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jun-Jul
(white)

  Butterfly

False Aster
False Aster
Boltonia latisquana recognita

Ht 3-5 ft
Sp 2-4 ft

Sun Moist

Jul-Oct
(white)

  Butterfly

Side_Oats_Grama
Side-Oats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jul-Oct
(purplish)

Butterfly

Sand_Coreopsis
Sand Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata

Ht 3-4 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft
Sun Dry May-Aug
(yellow)
Butterfly

Prairie_Coreopsis
Prairie Coreopsis
Coreopsis palmata

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 36in

Sun Dry Moist

Jun-Aug
(yellow)

  Butterfly

Purple Prairie Clover
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea (Petalostemum) purpureum

Ht 1-3 ft
Sp 1-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jul-Sep
(purple)

Butterfly

Showy_Tick_Trefoil
Showy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium canadense

Ht 3-6 ft

Sun Dry

Jul-Aug
(pink and purple)

  Butterflies and Humming-birds

Purple_Love_Grass
Purple Love Grass
Eragrostis spectabilis

Ht 1 ft
Sp 1 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Summer
(purple)

 

Rattlesnake_Master
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium

Ht 3-5 ft
Sp 2-3 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jul-Sep
(white)

 

Spotted_Joe_Pye_Weed
Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium maculatum

Ht 3-5 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Moist Wet

Jun-Aug
(pink)

  Butterfly

Queen-of-the-Prairie
Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
Ht 3-5 ft
Sp 3-4 ft
Sun Moist Wet Jun-Aug
(pink)
Butterfly

Prairie-Smoke
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum

Ht .5-1 ft
Sp .5-1 ft

Sun Dry

Apr-Jun
(pink-purple)

 

False Sunflower
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides

Ht 3-6 ft

Sun Dry

Jun-Aug
(yellow)

  Butterfly

Kankakee Mallow
Kankakee Mallow
Iliamna remota

Ht 4-6 ft
Sp 2-3 ft
Sun Partial Moist Summer
(bluish pink)
 

Blue_Flag
Blue Flag
Iris virginica shrevei

Ht 1.5-2 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Wet

May-Jul
(violet lue)

  Butterfly

Rough_Blazing_Star
Rough Blazing Star
Liatris aspera

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 1-1.5 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jul-Oct
(purple)

  Butterfly

Prairie_Blazing_Star
Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya

Ht 2-5 ft
Sp 1-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jul-Sep
(lilac urple)

  Butterfly

Wild Quinine
Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
Ht 3-6 ft  Sun Dry Jun-Aug
(white)
 

Foxglove_Beard_Tongue
Foxglove Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis

Ht 2-4 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jun-Jul
(white)

Butterfly

Obedient_Plant
Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana

Ht 3-4 ft
Sp 2-3 ft

Sun Moist

Jul

(pink

  Humming Bird

Common_Mountain_Mint
Common Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 1-1.5 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jun-Sep
(white)

Butterfly

Yellow_Coneflower
Yellow Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata

Ht 3-5 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Moist

Jul-Sep
(yellow)

Butterfly

Black-Eyed_Susan
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 1-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jun-Oct
(yellow)

  Butterfly

Wool_Grass

Wool Grass
Scirpus cyperinus

Ht 3-6 ft Sun Moist Wet  Aug-Sep
(brown)
 

Compass_Plant
Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum

Ht 3-10 ft
Sp 1.5-3 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Jun-Sep
(yellow)

Butterfly

Cup_Plant
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum

Ht 3-10 ft
Sp 1-3 ft

Sun Moist

Jul-Sep
(yellow)

Butterfly

Prairie_Dock
Prairie Dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum

Ht 3-10 ft
Sp 1-3 ft

Sun Moist

Jul-Sep
(yellow)

Butterfly

Stiff_Goldenrod
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida

Ht 1-5 ft
Sp 1.5-2.5 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Aug-Oct
(Yellow)

  Butterfly

Showy_Goldenrod
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa

Ht 2-5 ft
Sp 2-3 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Aug-Oct
(yellow)

  Butterfly

Indian_Grass
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans

Ht 3-6 ft
Sp 1-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Aug-Sep
(light brown)

  Butterfly

Northern_Dropseed
Northern Dropseed
(Prairie Dropseed)
Sporobolus heterolepis

Ht 2-3 ft
Sp 2-3 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Aug-Sep
(pink and brown)

Butterfly

Blue_Vervain
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata

Ht 2-6 ft
Sp 1-2.5 ft

Sun Moist Wet

Jul-Sep
(purplish-blue)

  Butterfly

Hoary_Vervain
Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta

Ht 2-4 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Dry

Jun-Sep
(blue-purple)

  Butterfly

Common Ironweed
Common Ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata

Ht 2-4 ft
Sp 1.5-3 ft

Sun Moist

Jul-Sep
(purple)

  Butterfly

Culvers Root
Culvers Root
Veronicastrum virginicum

Ht 4-7 ft
Sp 2-4 ft

Sun Moist

Jun-Aug
(white)

  Butterfly

Golden Alexanders
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea

Ht 1-3 ft
Sp 1.5-2 ft

Sun Dry Moist

Apr-Jun
(yellow)

  Butterfly