Florists in Alaska

Alaska's state flower is the alpine forget-me-not. The state's florists face a problem no one else does: almost everything is flown in, which shows up in both price and freshness. Ordering ahead matters more here than anywhere else in the country.

What Alaska does have is a genuine advantage in summer. The extended daylight produces peonies of a size and quality that growers in the lower 48 cannot match, and because the Alaskan crop arrives in July and August. Long after everyone else's peonies have finished. Alaska has become a serious supplier to the national wedding trade. If you are marrying in an Alaskan summer, peonies are the local flower to ask for.