Blue Flax
Blue Flax
Linum lewisii
Perennial
Haven't you just loved this thing all of your life? Cord says they greet him in the morning - as if they are not greeting the rest of us too! :) While watering it's hard to not notice them in the morning light. The blooms fade by mid-day. En masse they are a heavenly thing to see.
Plants grow 16-20" on graceful, nodding stems that face upward in bloom. Such a humble beauty - and plays nice with others. You cannot have too much Blue Flax, it has a wonderful way of finding perfect places to grow. It grows in a fine clump with multitudes of slender stems rising above. It can stand drought, lean soils and grows up high and down low. It prefers well draining soil. Collected around 8,000'
Plant in late fall to very early spring 1/8". Enjoy for years.
Medicine, Fiber, Food