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Linum perenne

Perennial Flax (Blue Flax)

Sky-blue flowers form at the tips of the delicate, slender, airy, gray-green foliage. The blooms are short-lived but numerous.

  • »  Delicate sky blue, five-petalled flowers
  • »  Gray-green, airy foliage
  • »  Wiry stems of narrow, linear leaves, 2.5 cm long
  • »  Heat and drought tolerant
  • »  Bloom Time: May to July

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  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:25-30 cm
  • Spread:25-45 cm
  • Bloom Color: Blue
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
• Heat Tolerant
• Long Blooming
Flowering Time
• Spring
• Lt. Spr-Sum
Habit
• Clumping
• Vase-shape
Foliage Color
• Gray
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Roadside planting
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Linum perenne

Grow in an average, medium, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. Heavy soils and winter wet can result in increased winter survival problems. Will freely self-seed in optimum, growing conditions. It is tolerant of heat, humidity and drought and cutting some of the stems in half partway through the blooming period, will extend the flowering period.