What grows in zone 1
Zone 1 means the coldest night of an average winter falls between -60 and -50°F (-51 to -46°C). Short summers and deep cold: the plants below are the tough ones. Hardiness is only the cold half of the story: summer heat, winter chill and rain decide the rest, and the free planner checks all of them for your ZIP.
Berries and small fruit (3)
- Arctic bramble · zones 1–5
- Bog bilberry · zones 1–5
- Cloudberry · zones 1–4
Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (1)
- Rhodiola (golden root) · zones 1–5
Native and wild plants (8)
- Arctic willow · zones 1–6
- Crowberry · zones 1–6
- Dwarf fireweed (paunnat, river beauty) · zones 1–6
- Labrador tea · zones 1–5
- Mountain sorrel (qunguliq) · zones 1–6
- Prickly wild rose · zones 1–6
- Quaking aspen · zones 1–7
- White spruce (spruce tips) · zones 1–5
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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home