Native Plant Sale
Photo: Patricia Andersen
Each spring, Thorn Creek Audubon and Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve partner on a native plant sale to raise funds for educational & conservation projects and to increase native plantings in our area. The plants offered are all native to Illinois.
The list of plants and order form for the 2027 Native Plant Sale will be posted here in January 2027. Check back early next year to find out what wonderful additions for your yard are available! Pre-orders will be due March 1, 2027. Order pick-up at Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve will be on a Saturday in mid-May.
The annual selection of native plants is chosen to thrive in this area and support pollinators and butterflies. Choices include a variety of plant types, colors, textures, bloom times. In 2026, the selection included 32 different flowering perennials, ornamental grasses, and shrubs.
> Plant Photos and Details: Click on the links below to learn about each native plant featured in the 2026 Native Plant Sale.
Trees/Shrubs (1 gallon container)
1. Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
2. Eastern Wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus
3. Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius
4. Spicebush Lindera benzoin
5. New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
6. Drawf Honeysuckle Diervilla Ionicera
Forbs/Grasses
> Spring blooming
7. Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana
8. Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata
9. Jacobs Ladder Polemonium reptans
10. Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
> Spring/summer blooming
11. Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
12. Canadian Anemone Anemone canadensis
13. Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis
14. Foxglove Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis
> Summer blooming
15. Fire Pink Silene virginica
16. Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa
17. Pale Purple Coneflower
18. Royal Catchfly Silene regia
19. Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
> Summer/fall blooming
20. Dwarf Blazing Star Liatris cylindracea
21. Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
22. Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata
23. Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum
24. Turtlehead Chelone glabra
25. Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium
26. Rose Milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Learn About Using Native Plants in Your Yard
> A little fall prep work makes spring planting easy: Check out our “how to” guide for adding a low-maintenance 3 ft. x 4 ft. native plant garden to your yard with minimal effort. Download Guide for Fall Prep
