Quebec's Symbols

White Garden Lily

This simple flower was to remind Quebec of France, their founders. And also to remind them of the fleur-de-lis. Even though this flower wasn't common to Quebec, it was up against the blue iris, but this simple flower won over it.

Yellow Birch

It can grow in shade more easily than most birches. It grows near the great lakes, and in northern America. It needs moist soil and cool air. Its bark is an orange-yellow bark, that grows more red as it grows older.

The Snowy Owl

The Snowy Owl is very sensitive to environmental changes, because it's at the top of the food chain. It lives in Quebec all year, even though Quebec is very cold. It eats rabbits (and mice, I think), therefore it's called harfang des neiges. "Harfang" means rabbit-eater in Swedish. "Neiges" means snow in French. The independence of the Snowy Owl, reminds Quebec people of how they want to be their own nation.

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