I photographed this plant in Purdon Conservation Area.
Showing posts with label Osmunda cinnamomea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Osmunda cinnamomea. Show all posts
Sunday, June 28, 2009
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Plant lists
Here are lists of all the plants mentioned in this blog.
- Latin names (recommended)
- common names
I'm also working on a list of all the plants native to Toronto (still in development).
Monarda didyma (bee balm)
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Places to visit in Toronto
- Toronto Botanical Garden
- High Park
- High Park Nature Centre: see website for programmes and events for children and their families
- Wilket Creek Park
- Allan Gardens Conservatory
- Edwards Gardens
Useful websites
- Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers: a lot of them grow down here too! Includes shrubs, moss, fungi, and ferns as well as flowers.
- Dave's Garden: a large, active online community. Be sure to check out their PlantFiles, a vast database with valuable information about thousands of different species and their cultivars.
- Invasive Exotic Species Ranking for Southern Ontario (PDF): a must read for every gardener in Toronto.
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: although based in Texas, has a wealth of information about native plants from throughout Canada and the US
- North American Native Plant Society: information about native plant gardening, plant sources, seed exchange
- Plant Hardiness Data from Natural Resources Canada. Detailed maps for each plant showing where it grows (Canada and the United States only)
- PLANTS Database from USDA. Great photos and illustrations about plants, as well as maps (Canada and the US only) showing in which states/provinces each species is found and in which it is native
- Planting the Seed (PDF): A Guide to Establishing Prairie and Meadow Communities in Southern Ontario, from Environment Canada.
- Plants for a Future: interesting website with information on the uses and care of 7000 plants, as well as information on permaculture and vegan organic gardening.
