We’re excited to share with you the Meet Our Native Plants Guide, showcasing some of our region’s native plants! Click through the native plants to view photos and suggestions for other plants to grow alongside them.
This project is a collaboration between the Wild Ones of Greater Kane County and The Conservation Foundation.
Native Plants
Wild Ginger
Butterfly Milkweed
New Jersey Tea
Shooting Star
Rattlesnake Master
Wild Geranium
Prairie Smoke
False Sunflower
Prairie Alumroot
Great Blue Lobelia
Virginia Bluebell
Bee Balm
Wild Quinine
Foxglove Beardtongue
Woodland Phlox
Jacob’s Ladder
Christmas Fern
Black-eyed Susan
Sky-Blue Aster
Early Meadow Rue
Merrybells
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Plant Groupings
Coneflower + Milkweed
Goldenrods + Asters
Goldenrods + Asters
Grasses
Iris + Blazing Start
Sedges
Shrubs
Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum and Smilacina
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Are any of these native plants your garden? If so, your yard may be eligible for Conservation@Home certification!
Conservation@Home is a program for homeowners who are helping local nature by gardening with native plants, creating wildlife habitat, conserving water, and more. Homeowners who make these earth-friendly choices are certified as a Conservation@Home property and rewarded with a Conservation@Home sign to post in their yard. Learn more at https://www.theconservationfoundation.org/conservation-home/
