Ontario
White Trillium
(Trilliium grandiflorum) Ontario chose the trillium as its provincial flower in 1937. This white flower grows in the forest in the springtime. It is called the trillium because it has three petals and three leaves. The “tri-“ part of trillium means three.
Quebec
Blue Flag
(Iris versicolor Linné) The Madonna lily was Quebec’s flower for 36 years. It looks like the heraldic fleur-de-lis on Quebec’s flag. The Madonna lily is the symbol of French culture in France and Québec, but it does not grow naturally in the province. Therefore, in 1999 Quebec chose a new flower that grows throughout the province: the blue flag iris.
New Brunswick
Purple Voilet
(Viola cucullata) This small purple or dark blue flower grows in wet meadows and forests. It grows very well all over New Brunswick. The purple violet was chosen as the provincial flower in 1936.
Nova Scotia
Mayflower
(Epigaea repens) Nova Scotia selected the mayflower as its floral emblem in 1901. The mayflower grows along the East coast of North America. Early American settlers called it mayflower because they saw it as the first flower of spring. They named it after their ship, which carried them to North America in 1620.
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