CANADIAN FLOWERS - THE RANKING
#13 Mayflower (Nova Scotia) - Hey, NS, you don't get to call your flower the Mayflower unless one landed on you!
#12 White Trillium (Ontario) - On the plus side, White Trillium would make a great psychedelic band name. Wouldn't it be cool if smoking these flowers let you see through time?
#11 Pacific Dogwood (British Columbia) - Can you tell I'm so over white as a flower?
#10 Mountain Avens (Northwest Territories) - All right; this is getting ridiculous!
#9 Wild Rose (Alberta) - I know they have it on their license plate and all, but it just doesn't do much for me.
#8 Purple Violet (New Brunswick) - Another favorite that I can't get excited for. Maybe after the American list I'm normal flowered out.
#7 Prairie Crocus (Manitoba) - While pretty, I cannot fully support flowers who look like they've given up.
#6 Purple Pitcher Plant (Newfoundland and Labrador) - Talk about your giving up! Actually, when it blooms, this one forms a little pitcher that actually holds water. Bumblebee tea party! (Yet another great psychedelic band name.)
#5 Purple Saxifrage (Nunavut) - Okay, this one isn't all that pretty, but I ranked it high because of the cool name (saxifrage sounds like a naughty party), and because it grows in the most desolate places. Big ups to the survivor flowers!
#4 Fireweed (Yukon) - I freely admit this one is fairly boring, but the name! Fireweed!!!!! (I know I keep saying it, but yet another great psychedelic band name!)
#3 Western Red Lily (Saskatchewan) - Not sure why this one appeals to me so much. It just does.
#2 Lady's Slipper (Prince Edward Island) - It looks like a slipper! I never get tired of these things. I liked it so much, I put two. (Well, mostly because one also looks kinda, well, you know....)and the number one flower is....
#1 Blue Flag Iris (Quebec) - Dude, you know I'm not a fan of the French, but look at that flower! It looks just like their fleur de lis thingy! What are the odds???? (Of course, it is entirely possible that the symbol comes from the flower, but I prefer to see miracles where I can.)
