Quick answer: 13 native plants for wet soil and rain gardens are native to Illinois, 13 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.
13 species
- Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis · 9 states
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 37 states
- Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis · 23 states
- Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 22 states
- Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
- Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum · 17 states
- Fall obedient plant Physostegia virginiana · 21 states
- Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 31 states
- Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
- Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum · 14 states
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states