sábado, 2 de agosto de 2008

What is your national flower - 3 - Canada

National Flowers of Canada

The Leaf of Maple is an official symbol of Canada. The maple leaf was first used as a Canadian symbol in early 18th century and till now is depicted on its current and previous flags, the penny, and on the coat of arms.

Each provinces however have their own floral emblems (I don't have knowledge about floral emblem of Nunavut). Floral emblems of Canadian provinces and territories are given below:

Alberta - Wild Rose

Wild rose was chosen the provincial flower of Alberta in 1930.



British Columbia - Pacific Dogwood

The Pacific dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) was adopted in 1956 as British Columbia's floral emblem. It is a native plant that grows wild in coastal areas of southern B.C. all the way to northern California. Its showy flowers also make it a highly prized ornamental but the species is protected by law and it is illegal to pick or remove it. The Pacific dogwood is a tree that grows six to eight metres high and flowers in April and May. In the autumn it is conspicuous for its cluster of bright red berries and brilliant foliage.




Manitoba - Prairie Crocus

The floral emblem of Manitoba and the state flower of South Dakota, Prairie Crocus, is also called Pasque Flower and Prairie Anemone.




New Brunswick - Purple Violet




Newfoundland/Labrador - Pitcher Plant

Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea). Queen Victoria, more than a hundred years ago, chose the Pitcher Plant to be engraved on a newly minted Newfoundland penny. In 1954, the Newfoundland Cabinet designated this unusual and interesting plant as the official flower of the province. It gets its nourishment from insects that get trapped and drown in a pool of water at the base of the tubular leaves. The flower is wine and green in colour and can be found on bogs and marshes in Newfoundland and Labrador.




Northwest Territories - Mountain Avens




Nova Scotia - Mayflower




Nunavut - None

Ontario - Trillium

Red Trillium



White Trillium



Prince Edward Island - Pink Lady's Slipper
Pink Lady's Slippers (Cypripedium acaule)

Québec - Blue Flag Iris




Saskatchewan - Western Red Lily

Lilium philadelphicum



Yukon - Fireweed

8 comentarios:

  1. hi, i am an INDIAN, my nation's flower is LOTUS. it's white solor tells following of true path.
    i like your page

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  2. I really like the picts of the flowers, but you don't have the national flower of canada. so maby look into that, it would be usefull to many people

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  3. Hi. How are you? I am good! ?

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  4. Thanks Ronnie girl,
    information about the waste in Canada.... so I better get all kinds of flowers that are in Canada.....
    This is a very good information ...

    thank the information you have provided

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  5. hey these r sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pretty

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  6. OMG i had a report due tommorow, and i needed the national flowers thank uu so muchhh!!!!!!!!!!!

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  7. Florist Canada Flower Delivery13 de abril de 2010, 22:07

    woh............
    Its really nice pics ..........
    This information is useful because every body need the flower and bouquet in many occassian. The flower are loveliest object........

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  8. Vancouver Canada flowers19 de abril de 2010, 15:06

    Hey. I have just seen these flowers for their beauty. But I did not know their nationality prospective.After reading this , I come to know that these beautiful flowers also provides unique identity to a Nation. Its great!!!!!!!!

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