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.
2025 Choices of Native Trees/Shrubs and Perennials: Check out the choices for wonderful additions to your garden. The printed order lists the available plants and key details: color, bloom season, heights, and sun and soil requirements. For photos and more details, use the links to each plant at the bottom of the page.
Pre-orders are due March 1, 2025. Order pick-up is Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve on Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, and Sunday, May 18 , 9:00 am - 12 noon. Map
To obtain the plants you want, we highly encourage pre-ordering.
Two Ways to Order:
> Order Online. Go to the ordering page on the Thorn Creek Audubon website. Select your plants. Pay with PayPal.
> Mail Your Order Form & Check. Fill out the order form and mail with your check to:
TCAS/Judy Johnson
803 Argyle Avenue
Flossmoor, IL 60422
Make checks payable to: Thorn Creek Audubon
> 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 Hamamelis virginiana
4. Wahoo Hamamelis virginiana
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
