Garry Oak Meadow Flowers

Credit: Gillian Reece; BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fish

Victoria residents can help restore the Garry oak’s natural habitat by planting native meadow flowers. All these are zone-9 plants specific to Southern Vancouver Island’s Mediterranean climate. Other British Columbians can experience the bloom time of these beauties by planning a springtime visit to Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park.

• Allium acuminatum (Hooker’s onion) April – May

• Brodiaea coronaria (harvest brodiaea) April – May

• Camassia leichtlinii (great camas) May – June

• Camassia quamash (early camas) May – June

• Collinsia parviflora (blue-eyed mary) April – May

• Dodecatheon species (shooting star) March – April

• Erythronium oregonum (white fawn lily) March – April

• Fritillaria lanceolata (chocolate lily) April – May

• Lomatium utriculatum (spring gold) April – May

• Plectritis congesta (sea blush)May – June

• Sisyrinchium douglasii (satin flower) March – April

• Viola praemorsa (yellow montane) April – May