native vegetation

• Native plants are those that have grown wild in your area for centuries, prior to European settlement.
• Non-native species are those that have been imported or accidentally transported to Canada from abroad.
• Wildflower is any herbaceous plant that grows naturally in the wild.
• Hybridized plants are the result of the cross-breeding of plants of different species or varieties.
• Naturalized plants are those plants that were brought to Canada from Europe in the late 1800's and which have adapted and become beneficial to wildlife.