Rank Species | Genus Linum Higher classification Flax | |
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Similar Flax, Linum perenne, Linaceae, Ratibida columnifera, Linum grandiflorum | ||
Blue flax flower seeds linum lewisii lewis flax flower seeds on www myseeds co
Linum lewisii (Linum perenne var. lewisii) (Lewis flax, blue flax or prairie flax) is a perennial plant in the family Linaceae, native to western North America from Alaska south to Baja California, and from the Pacific Coast east to the Mississippi River (USDA Plant Profile: Linum lewisii). It grows on ridges and dry slopes, from sea level in the north up to 11,000 ft (3,400 m) in the Sierra Nevada.
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- Blue flax flower seeds linum lewisii lewis flax flower seeds on www myseeds co
- Flower gardens how to grow perennial blue flax linum perenna
- Cultivation
- References
It is a slender herbaceous plant growing to 80 cm tall, with spirally arranged narrow lanceolate leaves 1–2 cm long. The flowers are pale blue or lavender to white, often veined in darker blue, with five petals 1-1.5 cm long.
Flower gardens how to grow perennial blue flax linum perenna
Cultivation
Linum lewisii is extremely durable, even aggressive, in favorable conditions, successfully seeding even into established lawns.
