Native Plants for Alberta - What to Plant, and When

Alaska Paper Birch

Betula neoalaskana

Zones 2a–6b · native to 7 states and provinces

Bog Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Zones 2a–6b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

Boxelder

Acer negundo

Zones 2a–9b · native to 48 states and provinces

Broom Snakeweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Zones 4a–9b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Chokecherry

Prunus virginiana

Zones 2a–7b · native to 55 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Curlycup Gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa

Zones 3a–9a · native to 44 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Gray Alder

Alnus incana

Zones 3a–6b · native to 44 states and provinces

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

Zones 4a–9a · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

Zones 2a–6a · native to 25 states and provinces

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 14 states and provinces

Nodding Bur Marigold

Bidens cernua

Zones 3a–9b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Zones 2a–7a · native to 32 states and provinces

Pin Cherry

Prunus pensylvanica

Zones 2a–6b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Zones 2a–6b · native to 49 states and provinces

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Sandbar Willow

Salix interior

Zones 2a–9b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 4a

Water Birch

Betula occidentalis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 22 states and provinces

'Golden Jubilee' Agastache

Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'

Zones 4a–9a · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Agastache

Agastache foeniculum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

American Cranberrybush

Viburnum opulus var. americanum

Zones 2a–7b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

American Spurred Gentian

Halenia deflexa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 23 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

American Vetch

Vicia americana

Zones 3a–9b · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 4a

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 4a

Arrowleaf Ragwort

Senecio triangularis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Aspen Fleabane

Erigeron speciosus

Zones 3a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Zones 3a–6a · native to 22 states and provinces

Beaujolais Fringed Loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata 'Beaujolais'

Zones 3a–8b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Big Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Zones 4a–9b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Zones 4a–8b · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Zones 2a–6b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 4a

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Sep – Jan in zone 4a

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Zones 3a–10b · native to 26 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Pseudoroegneria spicata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 17 states and provinces

Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Zones 2a–7b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Broadleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Zones 3a–10b · native to 50 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Zones 3a–10b · native to 60 states and provinces

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 40 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Zones 3a–9b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 4a

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

Zones 2a–6a · native to 17 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Zones 4a–9b · native to 25 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

Zones 3a–9b · native to 36 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Common Butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris

Zones 2a–7b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Common Camas

Camassia quamash

Zones 4a–9b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Common Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Zones 3a–9b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 4a

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Zones 3a–8b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 45 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 4a

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 28 states and provinces

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium var. repens

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 4a

Dotted Blazing Star

Liatris punctata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Douglas Aster

Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 10 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 4a

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Zones 4a–7b · native to 15 states and provinces

Explorer's Gentian

Gentiana calycosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 57 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

Feltleaf Willow

Salix alaxensis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 7 states and provinces

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Fourwing Saltbush

Atriplex canescens

Zones 4a–10a · native to 18 states and provinces

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Golden Currant

Ribes aureum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 49 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 61 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Apr in zone 4a

Idaho Fescue

Festuca idahoensis

Zones 4a–8b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Zones 4a–9b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Juniper Bush

Juniperus communis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 49 states and provinces

Kinnikinnick

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Zones 2a–8b · native to 42 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Limber Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

Zones 3b–8a · native to 40 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Little Bluestem 'Blue Heaven'

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Little Bluestem 'Twilight Zone'

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Lupin

Lupinus polyphyllus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 7 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Direct-sow ~4 wks before your last spring frost

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Zones 3a–7b · native to 41 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Zones 4a–9b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

Zones 1a–6b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala

Zones 2a–6b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Zones 3a–9a · native to 42 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 4a

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 45 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 4a

Pleated Gentian

Gentiana affinis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

Zones 3a–10b · native to 30 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 4a

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Zones 3a–9b · native to 31 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Prairie Rose

Rosa arkansana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Zones 1a–6b · native to 21 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Purple Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia purpurea

Zones 3a–9b · native to 39 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 4a

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea

Zones 3a–9b · native to 29 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Purple Three-awn

Aristida purpurea

Zones 5a–10b · native to 23 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Zones 3a–7b · native to 44 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra

Zones 2a–8b · native to 26 states and provinces

Red-twig Dogwood

Cornus sericea

Zones 2a–7b · native to 53 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

River Beauty

Epilobium latifolium

Zones 1a–6b · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 4a

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Amelanchier alnifolia

Zones 2a–7b · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 4a

Scarlet Gaura

Gaura coccinea

Zones 4a–9a · native to 18 states and provinces

Blooms May – Oct in zone 4a

Showy Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium pulcherrimum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 16 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Showy Milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 24 states and provinces

Blooms Oct – Dec in zone 4a

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Zones 2a–7b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms May – Sep in zone 4a

Silvery Lupine

Lupinus argenteus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 17 states and provinces

Blooms Oct – Dec in zone 4a

Sky Pilot

Polemonium viscosum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 4a

Soapweed Yucca

Yucca glauca

Zones 3a–9a · native to 12 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 4a

Spotted Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Sulphur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Oct – Jan in zone 4a

Sweet Flag

Acorus americanus

Zones 3a–7b · native to 41 states and provinces

Tahoka Daisy

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 4a

Tall Thimbleweed

Anemone virginiana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 46 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 4a

Tamarack

Larix laricina

Zones 2a–5b · native to 28 states and provinces

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 43 states and provinces

Blooms May – Aug in zone 4a

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

Zones 3b–9a · native to 22 states and provinces

Blooms Aug – Nov in zone 4a

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Zones 2a–6b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Zones 3a–9a · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jun in zone 4a

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 14 states and provinces

Blooms May – Jul in zone 4a

Western Dog Violet

Viola adunca

Zones 2a–8b · native to 35 states and provinces

Blooms Mar – May in zone 4a

Western Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Zones 6a–8b · native to 8 states and provinces

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Zones 5a–8b · native to 9 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 4a

White Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'

Zones 2a–7b · native to 31 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a

White Spruce

Picea glauca

Zones 2a–6b · native to 27 states and provinces

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 51 states and provinces

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 4a

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 50 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Sep in zone 4a

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 39 states and provinces

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 4a