Quick answer: 29 native Alaska plants have a recorded bloom range that includes June.
29 species
- Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis · 1 states
- Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 34 states
- Bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata · 16 states
- Bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum · 11 states
- Bog laurel Kalmia polifolia · 13 states
- Broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia · 39 states
- Bunchberry Cornus canadensis · 18 states
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 37 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
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 39 states
- Red huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium · 1 states
- Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 36 states
- Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis · 1 states
- Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia · 14 states
- Seep monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata · 15 states
- Shore pine Pinus contorta · 1 states
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
- Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
- Western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis · 18 states
- Winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata · 12 states
June in an Alaska native garden
June is Alaska's peak bloom month: 29 of the state's 40 native plants in this directory flower in June, more than in any other month.
10 start blooming in June, including Farewell-to-spring, Fireweed and Giant red paintbrush. 11 finish in June, including Beach strawberry, Bearberry and Bog laurel, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
27 of them grow in full or partial sun and 14 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Bluebunch wheatgrass and Bog laurel to trees such as Bearberry and Mountain hemlock. For wildlife, 21 support pollinators, 16 provide food or cover for birds and 10 are caterpillar host plants.
17 of the 29 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.
- Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · Sun, Part Shade, Shade · blooms Mar-Jun
- Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Oct
- Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Mar-Jun