Flora & Blooming Calendar
When plants and berries bloom in Iceland
Spring (April–May)
Green rises from the ground. Birch begins to leaf. Blueberry bushes flower.
Birch leafing
Blueberry heath flowers
Icelandic angelica
Cotton grass
Summer (June–August)
Peak blooming. Moors are purple with heather. Mountains are green.
Crowberry heath flowers
Rosebay (fireweed)
Mountain avens
Alpine bearberry
Bogbean
Autumn (Sep–Oct)
Birch colors — yellow, red, orange. Berries are ripe.
Blueberries ripen
Crowberries ripen
Birch colors
Winter (Nov–Mar)
Little vegetation. Snow covers lowlands. Grass and heath are under snow.
No blooms — winter dormancy
Some mountains keep green color
Berry picking season
Blueberry
August–Sep
Moors and heaths
Crowberry
August–Sep
Heaths and mountains
Lingonberry
August–Oct
Forests and birch
Bilberry
July–August
Moors