Discovering Ontario · Drawing 18 of 32
Ottawa’s Tulips
Ottawa
Tulips bring colour to Ottawa in spring. At Commissioners Park, their large flowers grow near Dow’s Lake. They also tell a story of friendship.
Did you know?
In 1945, the Netherlands gave tulip bulbs to Ottawa to thank Canada.
Look together
Which colours would you choose for this flower bed?
An idea to try
Draw a flower you would give someone to say thank you.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Gifts of Dutch bulbs recall, among other things, Canada’s role in liberating the Netherlands during the Second World War. The National Capital Commission plants donated bulbs in Commissioners Park. The drawing shows an imagined spring walk; the foreground flowers are enlarged.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be combined or imagined. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- National Capital Commission: Tulips in the CapitalPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Page prepared on October 2, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book My Ontario to Colour
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