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  1. Wildflowers of Ontario. T he wildflowers of Ontario are certainly a spectacular collection of some of North America's prettiest flora. That which follows, is a collection of these wildflowers in their natural habitat, ordered alphabetically or by colour. Information about some of the flowers is included. So, sit back and enjoy a romp through ...

    • Chicory. Cichorium intybus. Growing Information. USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-10. Life Cycle: Perennial. Approximate mature size: 1-4′ (30-120 cm) Bloom Time: Summer, Fall.
    • Blue Vervain. Verbena hastata. Also known as the American Vervain or Swamp Verbena. Growing Information. USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9. Life Cycle: Perennial. Approximate mature size: 2-5′ (60-150cm)
    • Common Blue Violet. Viola sororia. Also known as Common Meadow Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Hooded Violet, and Wood Violet. Growing Information.
    • Common Periwinkle. Vinca minor. Also known as Lesser Periwinkle or Dwarf Periwinkle. Growing Information. USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9. Life Cycle: Perennial. Approximate mature size: 4-6″ (10-15cm)
  2. The authoritative field guide to Ontario wildflowers. Lavishly illustrated with more than a thousand colour photographs by acclaimed naturalist photographers, Designed for quick and accurate species identification. Winner of the 2005 Canadian Museums Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Canadian Museum Publishing. Booksellers and Librarians: please note that this title is available ...

  3. Jun 10, 2024 · Large white trillium — a symbol of Ontario. This elegant species has been Ontario’s official flower since 1937. The “tri” in trillium hints at its distinctive three petals, three sepals (green outer parts of the flower) and three broad leaves near the top of the stem. Look for large white trilliums (Trillium grandiflorum) blanketing the ...

  4. Plants. A general plant guide for southern Ontario up to Sudbury, North Bay and Sault St. Marie. Covers trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses. ferns and aquatic plants. Covers common trees, shrubs, wildflowers, ferns, grasses, sedges, clubmosses, horsetails, mosses, lichens and more. There is an edition for Northeastern Ontario as well.

  5. Then, in a stunning evolutionary feat described by Carol Gracie in her superbly informative Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast (Princeton University Press, 2012), the trillium seeds, now bereft of elaiosome, emit a scent identical to that of dead ants. The final resting place for dead ants is a rubbish heap beyond the colony, and that’s where ants dump the trillium seeds as well.

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  7. Welcome to the Ontario Wildflowers website. Your "online field guide" to Ontario's wildflowers. This website is all about wildflowers that grow in Ontario (Canada). If you're not from Ontario, don't go away! Most of the plants featured on this website grow elsewhere in eastern North America, and many grow elsewhere in the world.