Regional Gardening Profile

Alaska Garden Guide

Subarctic, oceanic, and arctic divisions. Short but intense growing season with near 24-hour summer daylight cycles.

USDA Zones
Zone 1a - 4b

Flora & Cultivation Recommendations

Regional Varieties

Best Flowers

Forget-me-not, Wild Iris, Poppies, Peonies

Best Vegetables

Cabbages, Potatoes, Carrots, Broccoli, Beets

Best Herbs

Chives, Dill, Mint, Parsley

Best Trees

White Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Paper Birch, Quaking Aspen

Native Plants

Cold-Hardy Kale, Potatoes, Giant Cabbages, Rhubarb