Weekly Wildflowers – Quebec Corner, Montreal Botanic Garden, Montreal, QC

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Heartleaf Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia, Saxifragaceae
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False Solomon’s Seal, Maianthemum racemosum, Ruscaceae
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Downy Yellow Violet, Viola pubescens, Violaceae
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Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, Berberidaceae
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Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana, Rosaceae
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Large-Flowered Bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora, Colchicaceae
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Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris, Ranunculaceae
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Early Meadow Rue, Thalictrum dioicum, Ranunculaceae
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Virginia Waterleaf, Hydrophyllum virginianum, Boraginaceae
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White Baneberry, Actaea pachypoda, Ranunculaceae
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White Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum, Melanthiaceae
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Bogbean, Menyanthes trifoliata, Menyanthaceae
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Blue Cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Berberidaceae
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Canadian Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense, Aristolochiaceae

The Quebec Corner garden is planted up to represent the woodland habitat around Montreal, as well as the wetland habitat of the nearby islands. It’s very different than the ornamental shade garden on the other side of the larger grounds – not as showy – but lovely in its own way.