Volo Bog has at the present time 12 prairie
garden plots maintained by 12 volunteer gardeners and a garden coordinator. Visitors
may view, up close, the plants that were native to
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Bloom Time |
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Anise
Hyssop |
Agastache
foeniculum |
June-Sept |
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Aster, Aromatic |
Aster
oblongifolius |
Aug-Nov |
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Aster,
Golden |
Chrysopsis
camporum |
July-Sept |
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Aster,
Heath |
Aster
ericoides |
July-Oct |
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Aster, |
Aster
novae-angliae |
Aug-Nov |
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Aster,
Sky Blue |
Aster
azureus |
Aug-Nov |
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Aster,
Small White |
Aster
vimineus |
Aug-Oct |
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Aster,
Smooth |
Aster
laevis |
Aug-Nov |
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Beardtongue,
Foxglove |
Penstemon
digitalis |
May-June |
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Beardtongue,
Large Flower |
Penstemon
grandiflorus |
May-June |
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Beardtongue,
Pale |
Penstemon
pallidus |
May-June |
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Bergamot |
Monarda
fistulosa |
July-Sept |
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Black
Eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia
hirta |
June-Sept |
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Blazing
Star, Marsh |
Liatris
spicata |
July-Aug |
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Blazing
Star, Prairie |
Liatris
pycnostachya |
July-Aug |
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Blazing
Star, Rough |
Liatris
aspera |
July-Aug |
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Bloodroot |
Sanguinaria
canadensis |
Mar-May |
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Blue Flag
Iris |
Iris
versicolor |
June-July
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Butterfly
Weed |
Asclepias
tuberosa |
June-Aug |
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Cardinal
Flower |
Lobelia
cardinalis |
July-Sept |
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Clover,
Purple Prairie |
Petalostemum
purpureum |
June-Sept |
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Clover,
Round Head Bush |
Lespedeza
capitata |
Aug-Sept |
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Clover,
White Prairie |
Petalostemum
candidum |
June-Sept |
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Columbine |
Aquilegia
canadensis |
April-July |
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Compass-plant |
Silphium
laciniatum |
July-Sept |
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Coneflower,
Gray-headed |
Ratibida
pinnata |
June-Sept |
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Coneflower,
Pale Purple |
Echinacea
pallida |
June-July |
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Coneflower,
Purple |
Echinacea
purpurea |
June-Sept |
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Coneflower,
Yellow |
Ratibida
pinnata |
July-Sepy |
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Coreopsis,
Lance-leaved |
Coreopsis
lanceolata |
May-Aug |
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Coreopsis,
Stiff |
Coreopsis
palmata |
June-July |
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Culver's
Root |
Veronicastrum
virginicum |
July Aug |
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Dutchman's
Breeches |
Dicentra
cucullaria |
April-May |
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False
Indigo, Wild White |
Baptisia
leucantha |
May-June |
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Flowering
Spurge |
Euphorbia
corollata |
Jun-Oct |
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Garlic,
Wild |
Allium
canadense |
May-June |
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Geranium,
Wild |
Geranium
maculatum |
April-June |
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Ginger,
Wild |
Asarum
canadense |
April-May |
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Goldenrod,
Broad-leaved |
Solidago
flexicaulis |
Aug-Sept |
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Solidago
canadensis |
Jul-Sept |
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Goldenrod,
Rough-Leaved |
Solidago
patula |
Aug-Oct |
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Goldenrod,
Showy |
Solidago
speciosa |
Aug-Oct |
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Goldenrod,
Stiff |
Solidago
rigida |
Sept-Oct |
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Great
Lobelia |
Lobelia
siphilitica |
Aug-Sept |
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Harebell |
Campanula
rotundifolia |
June-Aug |
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Hepatica,
Round-lobed |
Hepatica |
Mar-May |
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Hoary
Puccoon |
Lithospermum
canescens |
April-May |
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Ironweed,
Western |
Vernonia
fasciculata |
July-Sept |
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Jack-in-the-pulpit |
Arisaema
triphyllum |
April-June |
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Jacob's
Ladder "Greek Valerian" |
Polemonium
reptans |
April-May |
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Leadplant |
Amorpha
canescens |
July-Aug |
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Lily,
Turk's-cap " |
Lilium
michiganense |
June-July |
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Lily,
Western |
Lilium
philadelphicum |
June-July |
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Lupine |
Lupinus
perennis |
April-May |
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May-Apple |
Podophyllum
peltatum |
April-June |
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Milkweed,
Common |
Asclepias
syriaca |
June-Aug |
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Obedient
Plant "F. Dragonhead" |
Physostegia
virginiana |
July Sept |
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Onion,
Nodding |
Allium
cernuum |
July-Sept |
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Pasque
Flower |
Anemone
patens |
March-April |
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Petunia,
Wild |
Ruellia
humilis |
June-Aug |
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Phlox,
Downy or Prairie |
Phlox
pilosa |
May-June |
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Phlox,
Marsh |
Phlox
glaberrima |
June-Sept |
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Phlox,
Moss |
Phlox
subulata |
June-Aug |
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Phlox,
Sand |
Phlox
bifida |
April-June |
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Prairie
Buttercup |
Ranunculus
rhomboideus |
April-May |
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Prairie
Smoke "L/P Purple Avens" |
Geum
triflorum |
April-June |
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Prairie-dock |
Silphium
terebinthinaceum |
Aug-Oct |
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Queen of
the Prairie |
Filipendula
rubra |
June-Aug |
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Quinine,
Wild |
Parthenium
integrifolium |
July-Aug |
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Rattle
Snakemaster |
Eryngium
yuccifolium |
July Sept |
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Rosinweed |
Silphium
integrifolium |
Jun-Sept |
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Royal
Catchfly |
Silene
regia |
July-Aug |
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Shooting
Star |
Dodecatheon
meadia |
May-June |
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Spiderwort,
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Tradescantia
ohiensis |
May-Oct |
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Sunflower,
common |
Helianthus
annuus |
Jul-Oct |
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Trillium,
Larged flowered |
Trillium
grandiflorum |
April-May |
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Trillium,
Red |
Trillium
erectum |
April-May |
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Vetch,
Canadian Milk |
Astragalus
canadensis |
July-Sept |
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Violet,
Arrow-leaved |
Viola
sagitlata |
April-June |
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Vervain,
Blue |
Verbena
hastata |
Aug-Oct |
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Violet,
Bird's Foot |
Viola
pedata |
May-June |
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Violet, Downing
Yellow |
Viola
pubescens |
April May |
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Violet,
Prairie |
Viola
pedatifida |
April-June |
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Violet,
Woolly Blue |
Viola
sororia |
March-June |
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Water-lilies,
Fragrant |
Nymphaea
odorata |
June-Sept |
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Wild
Bleeding Heart |
Dicentra eximia |
May-July |
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Grasses |
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Indian
Grass |
Sorghastrum
nutans |
July-Aug |
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June
Grass |
Koeleria
cristata |
July-Aug |
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Little
Blue Stern |
Andropogon
gerardii |
July-Oct |
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Prairie
Drop Seed |
Sporobolus
heterolepis |
July-Oct |
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Side Oats
Grama |
Bouteloua
curtipendula |
July-Oct |
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Switchgrass |
Panicum
virgatum |
June-Oct |
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Elymus
canadensis |
June-Sept |
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Witch
Grass |
Panicum
capillare |
July-Oct |
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Garden coordinator Bob Vetter
For those who want to start a
a list of suppliers:
SOURCES FOR
PLANTS & SEEDS
NATIVE TO
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Blazing Star 815-338-4716 (appt. only) www.blazing-star.com Bluestem Prairie Nursery 217-532-6344 Genesis Nursery, Inc 815-438-2220 Glacier Oaks Nursery 8216
White Oaks 815-482-7404 www.beesongrows.com/production.html Ion Exchange 1878 Old Mission Dr. Harper’s 319-535-7231 Landscape Naturally 1021 Janet St. 815-899-7574 |
McHenry County Soil & Water
Conservation Service 18410 N. Route 14 815-338-6232 (April Tree & Shrub Sale) Not all sold are native to Murn Environmental, Inc 10282 Riverview Dr. 414-473-2737 The 38W443 Route 64 630-548-0595 Nature's Nursery 608-795-4920 Prairie Moon Nursery Rt. 3, 507-452-1362 Prairie Nursery 608-296-3679 |
Prairie
Ridge Nursery 608-437-5245 Possibility
Place Tree Nursery 708-534-3988 Red Buffalo Nursery 815-648-4838 Walkup Heritage Farm & Gardens 815-459-7090 Wildflower Preservation & Propagation
Committee Sale 1st Sunday in May; Noon -3 pm McHenry County College Cafeteria Nancy Gonsiorek - 815-455-9462 Bring a small
wagon! |
The above list
is compiled by the Volo Bog Prairie
Gardener Volunteers, a cooperative group of Volo Bog State Natural Area
Volunteers, staff and members of the Friends of Volo Bog. It is the understanding of the Volo Bog
associates above that all sources listed are reputable, providing only plants
that are not collected from the wild.
This list is not intended to be an endorsement of any of the sources
presented.
For a
comprehensive on-line list of nurseries, go to:
http://www.prairienet.org/gpf/nurseries.php
This list is brought to you by the Prairie Gardener
Volunteers at -
Volo Bog State Natural Area 28478 W. Brandenburg Rd. Ingleside, IL 60041 815-344-1294 dnr.volobog@illinois.gov