Glenview, Illinois

Nectar Wildflowers Light Req. Height Color Bloom Dates Soil Req.
Cylindrical Blazing Star liatris cylindrea sunny 8-24" pink-purple July-Oct medium-dry to dry
Marsh Blazing Star liatris spicata sunny 3-6' pink-purple July-Sept moist to wet
Meadow Blazing Star liatris ligulistylis sunny 3-5' pink-purple Aug-Sept moist 
Prairie Blazing Star liatris aspera sunny 2-4' pink-purple July-Sept moist 
Cardinal Flower lobelia cardinalis sunny, partly sunny 2-5' scarlet July-Sept moist to wet
Royal Catchfly silene regia sunny 2-4' crimson July-Aug moist to medium-dry
Wild Columbine aquilegia canadensis sunny, partly sunny 1-3' red & yellow Apr-June dry to moist
Fireweed epilobium angustifolium sunny, partly sunny 2-4' pink June-Aug moist
Orange Jewelweed or Spotted Touch-Me-Not, Impatiens impatiens capensis (I. biflora) all 2-5' orange-yellow June-Sept moist to wet
Michigan Lily or Turk's Cap Lily lilium michiganense (L. superbum) sunny, partly sunny 3-7' orange June-Aug moist to wet
Prairie Lily lilium philadelphicum sunny, partly sunny 1-3' red-orange June-July moist to medium-dry
Oswego Tea or Bee Balm monarda didyma partly sunny, shady 2-4' scarlet July-Sept moist 
Blue Phlox or Woodland Phlox phlox divaricata shady, partly sunny 6-24" blue Apr-June moist to medium-dry
Fire Pink silene virginica partly sunny, shady 6-14" crimson May-July moist 

 

 

Vines Value to Birds Light Req. Height (ft) Width Bloom Dates Fruit/Seed Type & Date Soil Req.
Red Honeysuckle lonicera dioica high sunny, partly sunny 3-9 3-4 May-June Berry, July-Aug Moist
Trumpet Honeysuckle lonicera sempervirens high sunny, partly sunny 3-15 4-8 May-Fall Berry, Aug-Sept Moist
Yellow Honeysuckle lonicera prolifera high shady, partly sunny 3-15 4-8 May-July Berry Moist
Trumpet Creeper campsis radicans high sunny, partly sunny 6-40 4-10 June-Sept Dry capsules; Aug-Mar Moist to dry

 

 

Shrubs Value to Birds Light Req. Height (ft) Width (ft) Bloom Dates Fruit/Seed Type & Date Soil Req.
Buttonbush cephalanthus occidentalis good sunny, partly sunny 3-8 3-6 June-Aug

Dry, ball-like pod. Sept-Jan

 wet to moist
Coralberry symphoricarpos orbiculatus good sunny, partly sunny 3-4 4-8 June-Aug Berry. Oct-Jan moist to dry
Currants and Gooseberries ribes high sunny, partly sunny 3-5 3-4 Apr-June Berry. July-Aug moist to medium-dry
American Fly Honeysuckle lonicera canadensis good (nectar) All 3-6 3-6 Apr-June Berry. June-Aug moist
New Jersey Tea ceanothus americanus good sunny, partly sunny 2-3 2-3 June-Aug Dry capsule, Sept-Nov Well-drained, sandy or rocky; acidic
Inland New Jersey Tea or Red Root ceanothus herbaceus (C. ovatus) good sunny 2-3 2-3 June Dry capsule Well-drained, sandy or rocky
Willows Salix good sunny, partly sunny 4-20 4-8 Feb-June depends on species Cottony seeds, May-July Dry, wet, moist. Dep. on species

 

 

Trees Value to Birds Light Req. Height (ft) Width (ft) Bloom Dates Fruit/Seed Type & Date Soil Req.
Ohio Buckeye aesculus glabra high (nectar) sunny 30-40 20-35 Apr-May Nut, poisonous; June-Sept Moist; acid to alkaline
Crabtrees malus high sunny, partly sunny 10-30 depending on species 8-25 depending on species Apr-May Apple-like berry, Fall Moist to medium-dry
Hawthorns crataegus high sunny, partly sunny 20-35 10-25 Apr-June Apple-like berry,    Sept-Mar moist to dry
Sugar Maple acer saccharum very high All 60-80 25-50 Apr-May Samara; Sept Moist; slightly acid
Tulip Tree liriodendron tulipifera good (nectar) sunny, partly sunny 75-100 35-50 May-July Samara; Aug-Nov Moist