Native Plants for Nunavut - What to Plant, and When

Alpine Azalea

Kalmia procumbens

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

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 2b

Bartram's Serviceberry

Amelanchier bartramiana

Zones 3a–6b · native to 20 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – May in zone 2b

Black Crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

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

Blue Flax

Linum lewisii

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

Blooms Oct – Feb in zone 2b

Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

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

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 2b

Bog Blueberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

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

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 2b

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

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

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 2b

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

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

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 2b

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

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

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 2b

Common Butterwort

Pinguicula vulgaris

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

Blooms May – Jul in zone 2b

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis

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

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 Jul – Sep in zone 2b

Gray Alder

Alnus incana

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

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

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

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 2b

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana

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

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 May – Jul in zone 2b

Moss Campion

Silene acaulis

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

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 2b

Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

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

Blooms May – Jul in zone 2b

Purple Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia purpurea

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

Blooms May – Jun in zone 2b

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

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

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 Jun – Jul in zone 2b

River Beauty

Epilobium latifolium

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

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 2b

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

Zones 3a–9b · native to 13 states and provinces

Blooms Apr – Aug in zone 2b

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

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

Blooms Jun – Oct in zone 2b

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

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

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 2b

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Lonicera involucrata

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

Blooms Sep – Dec in zone 2b

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

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

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 2b

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

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

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 2b

Water Birch

Betula occidentalis

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

White Fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium 'Album'

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

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 2b