General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12-16 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Blue Flax
  • Perennial Flax

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2013-05-14
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-06-02
Photo by Donnerville
Location: Maine
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2014-07-09
Location: Darwell Rolling Woods, Alberta
Date: 2015-06-08
Location: IL
Date: 2008-05-19
Location: Otis, CO
Date: 2014-05-30
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2020-12-04
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2010-05-27
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2014-06-12
Location: Belgium
Date: 2013-05-25
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-07-02
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-16
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2014-05-06
Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2018-05-16
Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: 2011-05-11
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-17
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-07-25
dry seed pods
Location: IL
Date: 2008-05-19
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: July 31, 2023
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2023-01-12
Blue Flax (Linum perenne) in January 2023

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Photo by mes
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Location: Purdue gardens Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2015-08-01
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-06-02
blooms & seed pods forming
Location: Purdue gardens Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2015-08-01
Location: Illinois State University Horticultural Center, Normal, IL
Date: 2010-11-23
Flax seed pods.
Location: Home
Date: 2016-07-11
Location: Home
Date: 2016-07-11
Location: Home
Date: 2016-07-09
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-22
Flowers are gone by the end of the day but new ones bloom the nex
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: june
Photo by stilldew
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: June
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-06-07
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: September
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-24
Photo by Natalie

Credit florum
Photo by purpleinopp
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Comments:
  • Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Nov 8, 2011 6:25 PM concerning plant:
    I grow flax at the base of my clematis trellis, to provide shade for the clematis roots. It blooms prolifically, and reblooms repeatedly if I deadhead it. The foliage is lacy and attractive, and the seeds are easy to harvest. I suggest putting a cup or bowl beneath the seed pods and clipping off the stems, as the paper pods tend to shatter at the lightest touch. Good candidate for winter sowing and direct seeding.
  • Posted by Zencat (West Valley City, Utah - Zone 7a) on May 14, 2013 8:47 AM concerning plant:
    My clump gets bigger every year.
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On March 8, 2019 Seeds sown
HW
piksihk On January 9, 2019 Seeds sown
WG front beds
piksihk On March 16, 2017 Seeds sown
2009 seeds
KelliW On March 8, 2019 Seeds sown
#49, winter sown
dnrevel On March 25, 2024 Seeds sown
At Johnson Project Grow, by the North fence, wildflower area
dnrevel On August 1, 2023 Harvested
Collected seed
dnrevel On May 15, 2023 Bloomed
Perennial plant in front yard garden in full bloom.
dnrevel On January 14, 2023 Seeds sown
Winter Sown. Requires Light, Stratification. Seed from DnD seed swap #9.
dnrevel On April 11, 2022 Seeds germinated
Growing in paper pots. In May, still very small plants.
dnrevel On April 11, 2022 Transplanted
Neglected this plant, but transplanted it into a larger pot and then into the new front gardens. In 2022, in April, it started growing well again as a two year old plant. In May it is doing very well. Hoping to get more seed grown starts growing by June.
dnrevel On February 26, 2022 Seeds sown
In paper pots, lasagna pan tray, Winter Sown
dnrevel On March 27, 2021 Seeds sown
W / Spring sowed in a pot, will place in cold frame in a few days.
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