Kane County Idea Garden | St. Charles
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Kane County Master Gardener Idea Garden
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$0.00
County
Kane
Master Gardener Plant Sale and Garden Tour
Saturday, June 7 | 9 a.m. to noon (rain or shine)
Come see garden ideas, pick up plants for your own garden, and get free advice from trained Kane County Master Gardener volunteers!
Sale includes plants the Master Gardeners have grown from bare roots, division, and winter sowing. Payments may be made by cash or check only. Proceeds support local community garden projects and other Extension programs.
For questions, contact the Master Gardeners at 630-584-6166 or uiemg-kane@illinois.edu, or program coordinator Danielle Stojan at stojand@illinois.edu. More information coming soon!
Open House & Garden Sale
Master Gardener Idea Garden
Route 38 & Peck Road, 3480 Lincoln Highway, St. Charles
| Kane Co Master Gardener Plant Sale 2025 Anticipated Plant List | |
| Common Name | Latin Name |
| Alchemilla mollis | Ladys mantle |
| Amsonia Ozark Bluestar | Amsonia illustris |
| Aster, Aromatic Aster | Symphyotrichum oblongifolium |
| Aster, Dome (nativar) | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae "purple dome" |
| Aster, New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
| Aster, Sky Blue | Symphyotrichum oolentangiense |
| Aster-crego giant mixed color | Callistephus chinensis |
| Basil Cardinal | Ocimum basilicum |
| Beardtongue, Hairy | Penstemon hirsutus |
| Beardtongue, Large Flowered | Penstemon grandiflorus |
| Bebb's Oval Sedge | |
| Black Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Blazing Star, Dense | Liatris spicata |
| Blazing Star, Marsh Blazing Star | Liatris spicata |
| Blazing Star, Meadow Blazing Star | Liatris ligulistylis |
| Blazing Star, Prairie | Liatris pycnostachya |
| Blazing Star, Savanah | Liatris scariosa |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis |
| Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica |
| Blue Stem, Big | Andropogon gerardil |
| Blue Stem, Little | Schizachyrium scoparium |
| Bottle Brush Grass | Elmus hystrix |
| Bottle Gentain | Gentiana andrewsii |
| Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalas |
| Catsmint | Nepeta |
| Celandine Poppy | Stylophorum eiphyllym |
| Coleus -Rainbow | Coleus scutelloriodes |
| Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis |
| Common Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum |
| Coneflower, Cutleaf | Rudbeckia laciniata |
| Coneflower, Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
| Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata |
| Culversroot | Veronicastrum virginicum |
| Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum |
| Elephant Ears | Colocasia |
| epimedium | Bishops cap |
| False/Oxeye Sunflower/Early Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides |
| Fern, Christmas | Polystichum acrostichoides |
| Fern, Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris |
| Fire Pink | Silene virginica |
| Golden Alexander | Zizia Aurea |
| Goldenrod, Blue Stem Goldenrod | Solidago caesia |
| Goldenrod, Ohio | Oligoneuron ohoiense |
| Goldenrod, Riddell's | Oligoneuron riddellii |
| Goldenrod, Showy Goldenrod | Solidago speciosa |
| Goldenrod, Stiff Goldenrod | Oligoneuron rigidum |
| Goldenrod, Zigzag | Solidago flexicaulis |
| Hardy Mum-Pink | Chrysanthemum "fall charm" |
| Hyssop, Anise | Agastache foeniculum |
| Hyssop, Giant Yellow | Agastache nepetoides |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus Ilinoensis |
| Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans |
| Iron Weed | Vernonia fasciculata |
| Italian Parsely | Petroselinum crispum |
| Jacob's Ladder | Polemonium reptans |
| Joe Pye Weed, Baby Joe | Eutrochium dubium 'Baby Joe' |
| Joe Pye Weed, Sweet | Eutrochum purpureum |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha |
| Lead Plant | Amorpha Canescens |
| Lettuce leaf Basil | Ocimum basilicum |
| Lihi Prospera Basil | Ocimum basilicum |
| Marigold-cracken jack mix color | Tagetes erecta |
| Milkweed, Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Milkweed, Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca |
| Milkweed, Poke | Asclepias exaltata |
| Milkweed, Swamp/Rose Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata |
| Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata |
| Mist Flower | Conoclinium coelestinum |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginianum |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus |
| Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum |
| Northern Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium |
| Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana |
| Oenothera | Sundrops |
| Pale Purple cone Flower | |
| Parsely Wega | Petroselinum crispum |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata |
| Pearly Everlasting | Anaphalis margaritacea |
| Prairie Clover, Purple | Dalea, purpurea |
| Prairie Clover, White | Dalea candida |
| Prairie Dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis |
| Prairie Pussytoes | Antennaria neglecta |
| Prairie Smoke | Geum triflorum |
| Prairie Sundrops | Oenothera pilosella |
| Purple Giant Hyssop | |
| Purple Love Grass | Eragrostis spectabilis |
| Queen of the Prairie | Filipendula rubra |
| Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccifolium |
| Rose Mallow | Hibiscus laevis |
| Rose Mallow, Swamp | Hibiscus moscheutos |
| Rosemary | Rosemarinus officianlis |
| Rosinweed | Silphium integrifolium |
| Royal Catchfly | Silene regia |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale |
| Solomon's Plume | Maianthemum racemosum |
| Solomon's Plume, Starry | Maianthemum stellatum |
| Solomon's Seal | Polygonatum biflorum |
| Spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis |
| Spotted Bee balm | |
| St. Johns Wort, Great | Hypernicum pyramidtum |
| St. Johns Wort, Shrubby | Hypernicum prolificum |
| Switch Grass | Panicum virgatum |
| Vervain, Blue | Verbena hastata |
| Vervain, Hoary | Verbena stricta |
| Virginia Blue Bells | Mertensia virginica |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa |
| Wild Blue Indigo | Baptisia australis |
| Wild Geranium | Geranium maculatum |
| Wild Ginger | Asarum canadense |
| Wild Senna | Senna hebecarpa |
| Wild Strawberry | Fragaria virginiana |
| Yellow Coneflower | Ratibida Pinnata |
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