Tuesday, April 24, 2012

O/ABC Wednesday


OFFICIAL ONTARIO flower: Trillium

Just in time for the letter O! At this moment, local deciduous woods are in bloom, filled with glorious wildflowers. And one of the stars is ONTARIO'S OFFICIAL provincial flower, the white trillium, known botanically as Trillium grandiflorum.

 Many trilliums celebrating their OFFICIAL status

Is it any wonder they are so beloved?





36 comments:

Andy said...

They are in bloom already. I guess I need to out to the trails and have look.

Joe Todd said...

I was in the woods yesterday and didn't see any white trillium here in Ohio.. I'm going to look a little harder

Joe Todd said...

I was in the woods yesterday and didn't see any white trillium here in Ohio.. I'm going to look a little harder

Kathy said...

What a treat to find a big group of these making a carpet on the woods floor!

Linda said...

I have never seen so many at one time! Beautiful! When I lived in northern Michigan, we used to love going into the woods looking for them. I did see one the other day at the Arboretum...love it!

Viola said...

What a wonderful flower that is! I had to look it up in wikipedia, but unfortunately it was not in my language..

The field are filled with these beauty flowers I can see!

Gorgeous! :)

Cezar and Léia said...

It's a blessing!Wonderful images, and thanks for this feeling of hope, the lights and beautiful flowers filed my heart now!
hugs
Léia

anthonynorth said...

A beautiful flower

Carver said...

The flowers are beautiful and I also liked your O introduction at the home site. Carver, ABC Wed. Team

Luna Miranda said...

wow, that is beautiful! a bed of trilliums lighting up the woods.


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Leslie: said...

They look delicate, but must be hardy to grow so abundantly like that. They're gorgeous.

Leslie
abcw team

Lisa said...

Awww, what a delightful flower. I'd love to happen upon a woodland full of them. Beautiful!

photowannabe said...

My goodness...that's a beautiful carpet of flowers.
They are so dainty and lovely. Great choice for the letter O.

Dianne said...

really beautiful!

ewok1993 said...

the official bloom is really beautiful.

barbara l. hale said...

How beautiful!

jane said...

They look a very showy plant - our woods are full of wild garlic at the moment - they have a white flower also - Jane UK

Icy BC said...

What a gorgeous flower, and the field of these white beauties is amazing!

Roger Owen Green said...

How appropriate with the intro!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

Hildred and Charles said...

Enchanting!

kaye said...

I love these pictures. I've actually read a lot of books that features Trillium as fauna in the forest. It's nice to see a picture of the real thing and now when I read about it I'll have an image in my mind.

Tess @ Pro-tography 101 said...

a beautiful bloom!

Lowell said...

They are very lovely. Never heard of them before. But why does a province need an "official" flower? Texas has blue wildflowers. I don't know what Florida has. Maybe gator as the official reptile. Minnesota's bird is the mosquito!

VioletSky said...

I must get out and find one of these masses of trilliums!

chubskulit said...

Gorgeous flower.

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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team

Jama said...

They are so beautiful!

BlueShell said...

Absolutely stunning!
I'm thrilled.
Thanks for sharing.
BShell

Halcyon said...

Beautiful! I need to get out and see our official flower. :)

jabblog said...

What a wonderful sight:-)

Ann said...

What a fabulous carpet of white.
Ann

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Wow- beautiful!

Gillian Olson said...

Lovely flower and makes a beautiful carpet of white in the woods.

Paula Scott said...

What a magical scene to have all those trilliums in bloom there in the woods!

Joy said...

There is something magical about woods and wild flowers, each with their seasons.

Ann said...

didn't know you have a province flower. grows from th ground or dropped from the tree?

Rose said...

I don't know if I have ever seen white trillium...it is so beautiful.

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