Blue Flax

Common name Blue Flax
Latin name Linum lewisii
Type Perennial
Height 12-18"
Spread 18-24" Spreader
Light & Water
Full sun:
Part sun:
Zone 2
Bloom months
  • June
  • August
Bloom colours Blue
Foliage colours
  • Blue
  • Green
Features
  • Native to the Okanagan
  • Spreader/self-seeder (Spreader)
Notes

Short lived but self seeds abundantly. Remove old woody plants. Cut back to ~3 inches when it stops blooming in ~ July. Should re-grow and bloom again at end of summer. Good in grassy meadow. Waves in the wind. Linum perenne is a very similar non-native variety. Excellent heat resistance, Fine Foliage

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