This wonderful perennial flower is generally a true blue, which is very rare in nature. The flowers are five-petaled, like all members of the flax family, and are about 1 to 1½ inches in diameter. Each stem produces several flowers along its length, from the bottom up. There is usually only one flower open at a time, because they are very fragile. The lower flowers begin setting seed while the higher flowers bloom. Blue Flax especially likes sandy soils, and generally thrives best west of IH-35.
Blue Flax
Linum lewisii
- Item: #
- 3148
1 Ft - 3 Ft Height
|Perennial
|Blooms Apr - Oct
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Dry Soil
Sunlight
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
Seed
Rate
What's the Seeding Rate?
**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period
Lawn & Garden:
1 LB covers 4250 sq ft
Open Space:
4 LB per acre