Ontario: Geography  

Some facts that might be included about the Trillium:

• grows freely on the woodland floor
• found in many parts of North America
• three white waxy petals form each flower
• grows on 40-50 cm stalk with three large oval-shaped leaves just below the petals
• name comes from the Latin word for three
• blooms in late April and in May
• bloom in spring when robins first appear and some people call them "wake robins"
• blossoms are sensitive to sunlight
• blooms turn light pink as they age
• flower is followed by red berries that ripen to a blue-black color
• used by the Aboriginal people for food and as a drug
• it is a protected species
• adopted in 1937 as Ontario's provincial flower

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