Discover the natural wonders of Toronto's High Park
The grasses, shrubs and scattered trees of High Park's black oak savannah are intermingled with wildflowers that spark with colour. The savannah turns blue with wild lupines in June, and pink and yellow when the Showy Tick Trefoil and Goldenrod are on display.
Blooms: Summer - Fall
Height: 90 cm / 3 f
Conditions: sun to part shade
The plants are grown in the Greenhouses as part of the High Park Stewards Program. Use native plants in your garden and help native species thrive!
High Park’s black oak savannah has a few native wildflowers, such as wild lupine and New Jersey tea, that are rare in the Toronto area. Some of these are featured in two articles reprinted here from the Toronto Field Naturalist newsletter:
Learn more about Toronto Field Naturalists:
A plant and habitat guide, history of High Park, account of volunteering experiences and catalog of stewardship resources all in one entertaining pocket-sized book.
High Park contains a number of wildflower groups based on location and growing conditions. This includes Savannah plants (grow in dry, sandy soil in open grasslands), woodland species and wetland plants.
