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We feature flowers, grasses, and ferns that are native to the Chicago region. Native plants attract beneficial insects, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your yard, so they can bring added pleasure. Because natives evolved to suit this environment, they need less water, fertilizer, and pesticide. Native plants are perennial or self-seeding. In other words, they are easier to grow and great for the environment! For the shady garden, we have the woodland species--the flowers that bloom in the spring before the leaves are on the trees and a wide range of ferns. For the sunny garden, we have the prairie plants--flowers throughout the summer and grasses, sedges, and forbs for year-round interest. Below is a list of some of the plants we've carried. |
Woodland Flowers
Bloom July and August, 12 inches tall, bulb, pink or white
Photographer: Merel R. Black, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Bloom May to July, 1 to 3 feet high; prefers rich, moist soils in light to moderate shade. Freely self-seeds. Attracts hummingbirds. Good resistance to leaf miner.
Bloom April to June, 12 to 30 inches tall, swamps and damp woodland, Campanula americana
[Tall bellflower]Bloom July-Sept, 3' to 5' tall; moist soil, light shade. Biennial, will reseed. Bloom April to May, 5 to 10 inches tall, rich soil.
Photographer: Robert Kowal, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Bloom April and May, 4 to 12 inches tall, damp woods--meadia instead Bloom March to April, humusy, well-drained but consistently moist soil in part shade. self-seed Bloom April and May, 6 to 10 inches, damp open woodland, Bloom July to September, 2 to 4 feet tall, likes wet feet and sunny head. Attract hummingbirds Bloom late summer. rich moist soil, part shade. Needs constant moisture. Allow to self seed.
spreads easily
Photographer: Merel R. Black, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Bloom late spring, 12 " tall, light shade or half day sun. moist rich well-drained soil. Plants don't creep but do self seed. Bloom March to June, 11 inches high, stream edges & damp woods. flower appears before the leaf, sap is bright red orange.
Photographer: Derek Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Bloom May, 5 to 22 inches tall, swamps and moist woods, downward curved stalk white or pale pink with teh petals curved back at the tips Trillium chloropetalum [Wake robin]
Bloom March to May, 5 to 22 inches, wet woodland, leaves are mottled and the flower is erect, the petals are only slightly open--white to maroon in color
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Bloom April and May, 12 to 18 inches tall, mature hardwood forests Bloom May and June, 6 to 12 inches, woodland, thickets, yellow flowers
Ferns
Since the Wildflower booth sells most of the ferns, the few nonnative ferns at the Garden Fair are also sold in the booth (e.g., the Japanese painted ferns)
NATIVE: Easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, rich, humusy, acidic soils, but adapts to lesser conditions. NATIVE: Easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, rich, humusy, acidic soils, but adapts to lesser conditions. NATIVE: Easily grown in rich, medium moisture, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Tolerates drier soils than many other ferns. Will tolerate full sun, if soil is kept constantly moist. Shelter from wind to protect fronds from breaking.
Prairie Plants
1-3' tall. full sun and average to dry soil. adds nitrogen, tolerates part shade Bloom July to Sept, 2 to 3 feet, full sun, dry to moderate moisture; inland sands, prairies, in sandy, loamy soil. Tolerates drought, and does well in poor soils. Late to emerge from the soil in spring. Does not transplant well because of its deep taproot. Attract butterflies.
Photographer: James R. Sime, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Bloom late June to late July, and some bloom to autumn. 2 to 3 feet tall, full sun to light shade, self seeds. Goldfinches eat the seed heads in winter.
Photographer: Kurt Stüber, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
3 to 4 feet, dry sandy soil, full sun. Self- seed. taproot, so transplants poorly.
Photographer: Paul Drobot, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Bloom May. 16" tall, full sun, well-drained soil. Tolerates light shade. Spreads by rhizomes.
Photographer: John M. Schoeneker, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Bloom summer, 2 to 4 feet tall. Full sun, well-drained soil, tolerates drought.
Photographer: Merel R. Black, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Lupinus perennis [Wild lupine]
Bloom May to June, 8" to 24" tall, full to partial sun, dry to moderate, sandy soil. Forms oblong flattened pods that coil.
Photographer: Merel R. Black, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Bloom summer. 2 to 4 feet tall, full sun to part shade, dry well-drained soil, tolerates drought. Need good air circulation. Deadhead for longer bloom. Attract bees and butterflies.
Photographer: Derek Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Bloom late spring, 2 to 4 feet tall, Full sun, gritty well-drained soils.
Bloom summer, 3 to 4 feet tall, full sun, sandy well-drained soil, Self seeds.
Photographer Merel R. Black, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Flowers are pink and brown (smell of coriander), foliage golden to orange in the fall. 15" tall and 18" wide mound, well-drained soil in full sun. Slow-growing. Tolerate drought.
Good for Butterflies
Asclepias [Butterfly Weed] Monarda [Bee Balm] Cimicifuga Rudbeckia {Black-eyed Susans] Coreopsis Echinacea [Coneflower] Liatris [Gayfeather]
Visit the Wildflower Meadow in Nichols Park, supported by the Hyde Park Garden Fair and maintained by volunteers.
(photo by Mark Abbott of Verbena stricta [Hoary vervain])
And it's full of butterflies!
(photo by Mark Abbott of Veronicastrum virginicum [Culver's Root])
It's a mixture of shade and sun in a small oasis--right here in Hyde Park! (photo by George Rumsey) Call Carol Schneider, 773-684-2619 if you'd like to help plant and weed!
