Linum usitatissimum
Common Flax
Common Flax is a useful plant. Not only is it the provider of linseed oil, and of the fibre used for the making of linen, but it is also a beautiful and very easily grown annual, producing its brilliant, sky-blue flowers in great profusion during the summer.
Contributed by @cottagegardendave
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Common Flax
Latin name
Linum usitatissimum
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Linaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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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
0.60 M
0.90 M
Linum usitatissimum
Common Flax is a useful plant. Not only is it the provider of linseed oil, and of the fibre used for the making of linen, but it is also a beautiful and very easily grown annual, producing its brilliant, sky-blue flowers in great profusion during the summer.
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, into well-draining soil, and in a sunny position..
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
Lots of open 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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