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Burnaby's Official Flower
The Rhododendron was selected as Burnaby's official flower in 1966 as part of Burnaby's preparations for marking Canada's Centennial year. The Parks and Recreation Commission during the latter part of 1966 decided that the 1967 Centennial should be celebrated with a horticultural theme that would see hundreds of roses, azaleas and rhododendrons planted throughout the Municipality. In the course of planning, the Commission considered the idea of Burnaby adopting an official flower as part of the celebration. When deciding what flower would be the appropriate symbol for Burnaby earlier selections such as the yellow iris and the rose were rejected because of their short flowering spans and the difficulty of growing and maintaining them.
Rhododendron - Burnaby's Official Flower
The Commission finally selected the rhododendron because they would produce the most show, possessed great variety of size and colour and required the least expense and maintenance. Councillor Doreen Lawson was instrumental in the selection and promotion of this new symbol. In 1966 in an interview with the
Courier-Examiner she said: "The plants are ideally suited to our coast climate, well adapted to the acid soil types prevalent here. They're easily propagated and may be grown economically and are relatively free from insect and disease ravages and can be relied upon to put forth flowers in great abundance each spring, creating a show which would draw tourists while it beautified Burnaby."
The rhododendron was officially adopted by Council on August 22, 1966. Century Gardens was established as the municipality's Centennial Project at Deer Lake Park and became a rhododendron display garden that remains as one of the best of its kind in the province. In 1992 as part of Burnaby's Centennial a new hybrid rhododendron was propagated and named "Burnaby Centennial".