Quick answer: 18 native Alaska plants have a recorded bloom range that includes July.
18 species
- Bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata · 16 states
- Bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum · 11 states
- Bunchberry Cornus canadensis · 18 states
- Common sunflower Helianthus annuus · 18 states
- Farewell-to-spring Clarkia amoena · 4 states
- Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium · 37 states
- Giant red paintbrush Castilleja miniata · 13 states
- Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 35 states
- Littleflower penstemon Penstemon procerus · 11 states
- Mountain avens Dryas octopetala · 1 states
- Mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana · 1 states
- Nootka rose Rosa nutkana · 1 states
- Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia · 1 states
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 38 states
- Seep monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata · 15 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
- Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
- Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
July in an Alaska native garden
July is one of Alaska's busiest bloom months, with 18 of the state's 40 native plants flowering (the peak is June).
Common sunflower starts blooming in July. 5 finish in July, including Bluebunch wheatgrass, Mountain avens and Mountain hemlock, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
17 of them grow in full or partial sun and 7 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Bluebunch wheatgrass and Giant red paintbrush to trees such as Mountain hemlock and Pacific yew. For wildlife, 14 support pollinators, 8 provide food or cover for birds and 5 are caterpillar host plants.
8 of the 18 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Harebell, Shrubby cinquefoil: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Oct
- Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium · Sun · blooms Jun-Sep
- Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · Sun, Part Shade · blooms May-Aug