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Blue Flax in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Linum perenne 'Blue Sapphire'

 

Blue Flax

A perennial which produce loads of open blue small flowers for up to 12 weeks, however, the flowers last for only 1 day. It is clump forming and self seeds easily, the leaves are small and fern like in appearance.

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plant Features
  • Blue Flax likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Blue Flax likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Blue Flax is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Blue Flax likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Blue Flax

Latin name

Linum perenne 'Blue Sapphire'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Linaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Blue Flax likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Blue Flax is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Blue Flax likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Blue Flax likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Blue Flax is 0.60meters x 0.30meters 0.60 M 0.30 M

Linum perenne 'Blue Sapphire'

A perennial which produce loads of open blue small flowers for up to 12 weeks, however, the flowers last for only 1 day. It is clump forming and self seeds easily, the leaves are small and fern like in appearance.


Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out container grown plants into a sunny but well draining area.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed directly into flowering site.

 

Flowering Season

From Late Spring TO Late Summer

Lots of open blue small flowers for up to 12 weeks although the flowers last for only 1 day there are many more to follow.

 
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