Nunavut Recommended

Commercially available native plant species suitable for planned landscapes in Nunavut, Canada.


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Arctostaphylos alpina
Alpine Bearberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Chamerion latifolium
Dwarf Fireweed, Broad-leaf Fireweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Dasiphora fruticosa
Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardhack, Potentilla

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Dryas octopetala
Eightpetal Mountain-avens, Eight-petal Mountain-avens, White Mountain-avens, Mountain Dryas

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Gaultheria procumbens
Eastern Teaberry, Wintergreen, Checkerberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Oxyria digyna
Alpine Mountainsorrel, Mountain Sorrel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Salix arctica
Arctic Willow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Saxifraga oppositifolia
Purple Mountain Saxifrage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Silene acaulis
Moss Campion, Cushion Pink

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush Blueberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Vaccinium oxycoccos
Small Cranberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist