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What to watch for:
The delicate pair of flowers opening.
Twinflower is found throughout the province, especially in the eastern region. It grows in evergreen forests, wooded swamps and bogs. It is a low-lying vine and its wiry stems spread along the ground forming a dense mat. It has erect stalks, with two flowers at the end of each stalk. Blooming in late June, the twin flowers are pink and bell-shaped with five petals. At the base of the stalk are pairs of round leaves with notches on either side.
Did you know? ... In the 18th century a famous botanist named Linnaeus named all plants then known. He named many of the plants after his colleagues, but kept the Twinflower to himself as his favourite.
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