May 20, 2026
Broadway Avenue Historic Districti
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Flowers Guide
Flowers Guide for Ontario
Lakes, forests, wetlands, parks, and freshwater wildlife
Flower highlights, bloom-focused sightings, and the best places to look for flowers in Ontario. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
40
Species
30
Active Months
10
Category Overview
Flowers across Ontario
This guide focuses on flowers within Ontario's wider region guide, with bloom-rich sightings and the places where wildflowers help define the landscape through the seasons.
Latest Sightings
Recent flower sightings in Ontario
A recent look at flower sightings across Ontario.
May 20, 2026
Broadway Avenue Historic Districti
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Apr 25, 2026
Belle Isle Aquariumi
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Jun 7, 2026
Jun 7, 2026
Sightings Map
See where flower sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where flower sightings cluster across Ontario.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 flowers to look for in Ontario
These flowers are snapped the most across this region.
Cardinal Flower
6 snaps
Yellow Iris
3 snaps
Amur honeysuckle
2 snaps
Queen Anne's Lace
2 snaps
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tree-of-heaven
2 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for flowers in Ontario
These place guides connect well with the flowers covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
US
Belle Isle Park
You might spot Monarch, Canada Goose, and Mute Swan.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Michigan, US
Indian Village
You might spot Monarch, Canada Goose, and Ring-Billed Gull.
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Aquarium30 sightings12 species
US
Belle Isle Aquarium
You might spot Monarch, Canada Goose, and Duck.
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Zoo30 sightings12 species
US
Belle Isle Aquarium
You might spot Monarch, Canada Goose, and Duck.
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Park98 sightings14 species
Ontario, CA
Grundy Lake Provincial Park
You might spot Painted Turtle and Common Watersnake.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Michigan, US
Corktown Historic District
You might spot Monarch, Canada Goose, and Eastern Gray Squirrel.
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Full Guide
Full Ontario flowers list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Cardinal Flower
Yellow Iris
Amur honeysuckle
Queen Anne's Lace
tree-of-heaven
Biting Stonecrop
Cranesbill
Flowering-rush
Ohio spiderwort
Philadelphia fleabane
Riverbank Grape
Southern Blue Flag
Summer snowflake
Yarrow
bird's-foot trefoil
bittersweet nightshade
box elder
chokecherry
common bracken
common milkweed
common reed
eastern poison ivy
great mullein
mayapple
meadow anemone
purple crownvetch
red pine
ribwort plantain
swamp rose mallow
wild bergamot
Other Guides
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