Below are photos of summer native plants taken from member yards. We will add more photos as we receive them. If you are interested in sharing photos post them to the Wild Ones – Greater DuPage Chapter (IL) Facebook page or email them to [email protected]. Make sure to label the pictures with the native plant names and where they were taken. Please feel free to leave comments at the bottom of this page.
2020
Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) from Jeanette Goodlow's yard 7/21/20. This plant blooms for weeks!
Grey headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) from David Jagodzinski's yard 7/17/20
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) from David Jagodzinski's yard 7/16/20
Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/12/20
Closeup of Fruits on Wild Yam(Dioscorea villosa) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/12/20
Leafy Prairie Clover (Dalea foliosa)from David Jagodzinski's yard 7/11/20
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) from David Jagodzinski's yard 7/11/20
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginianum) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/10/20
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginianum) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/10/20
Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginianum) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/10/20
Swamp Milkweed (Aesclepias incarnata) growing in Pat Clancy's raingarden 7/8/20
Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) and Purple Coneflower (Echinachea purpureum) growing in drier soil next to Pat Clancy's small pond 7/8/20. Royal Catchfly attracts hummingbirds!
Michigan Lily (Lillium michiganense) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/8/20. These grow at the edge of the creek and have spread slowly over the years since Pat received a small slip from Wild Ones Kevin and Christa Collins.
Closeup of Michigan Lily (Lillium michiganense) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/8/20. It took years for these to show up and more years before they bloomed.
Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/8/20
Mature Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) shrub, about 10' x 10', in wet area of Pat Clancy's yard 7/8/20.
Closeup of Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/8/20. The flowers are just forming, will become more dramatic later.
Bottlebrush Grass (Hystrix patula) grows in the shade of a red maple tree in Pat Clancy's back yard 7/8/20
Grouping of three mature Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) shrubs around the SE corner of Pat Clancy's house 7/8/20
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/8/20. Flowers are beginning to drop petals now, and are forming the nut-like fruits.
Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora) from Pat Clancy's yard 7/8/20
Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) growing in Pat Clancy's raingarden 7/8/20. This plant is also adaptable to drier sites.
Starry Campion (Silene stellata) from David Jagodzinski's yard 7/6/20
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) from David Jagodzinski's yard 6/21/20
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) from David Jagodzinski's yard 6/21/20
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) from Jeff and Bonnie Gahris' yard 6/21/20
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) from Jeff and Bonnie Gahris' yard 6/21/20
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) from Jeff and Bonnie Gahris' yard 6/21/20
Prairie Sundrops (Oenothera pilosella) from Rich and Liz Whitney's yard 6/13/20
Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) against south side of house under shade of large spruce tree in Pat Clancy's yard 6/6/20. This is a native honeysuckle that grows in dry shade and is 3 feet high.
Closeup of Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) flowers from Pat Clancy's yard 6/6/20.
Lance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) from Pat Clancy's yard 6/5/20
Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica) from Rich and Liz Whitney's yard 6/5/20
Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) from Rich and Liz Whitney's yard 6/1/20
Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis) from Rich and Liz Whitney's yard 6/1/20
Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) from David Jagodzinski's yard 6/1/20