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 selections are chosen to thrive in this area and support pollinators and butterflies. Choices include a variety of plant types, colors, textures, and bloom times.
Check back in January 2026 for details on the next plant sale. For photos and more details about plants featured in the 2025 native plant sale, use the links to each plant at the bottom of the page.
> Plant Photos and Details: Click on the links below to learn about each native plant featured in the 2025 Native Plant Sale.
Trees/Shurbs (1 gallon container)
1. American Plum Prunus americana
2. Common Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana
3. Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus parviflora
4. Wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus
5. Shrubby St. John’s Wort Hypericum prolificum
6. Meadowsweet - white Spiraea alba
7. Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Forbs/Grasses
> Spring blooming
8. Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana
9. Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum
10. Pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia
11. Jacobs Ladder Polemonium reptans
12. Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata
13. Columbine Aquilegia canadensis
14. Blue Wild Indigo Baptisia australis
15. Gray’s Sedge Carex grayi
> Spring/summer blooming
16. Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
17. Canadian Anemone Anemone canadensis
18. Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis
> Summer blooming
19. Fire Pink Silene virginica
20. Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa
21. Royal Catchfly Silene regia
22. Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
23. W Bergamot Monarda fistulosa
> Summer/fall blooming
24. Big-leaved Aster Eurybia macrophylla
25. Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea
26. Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
27. N Dropseed (grass) Sporobolus heterolepsis
28. Early Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides
29. 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
