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Linum perenne

Linum perenne var. lewisii (North American Blue Flax)
40 (90)cm, North American Blue Flax is a herbaceous perennial with several upright, delicate stems with narrow, bluish green foliage and numerous sky blue flowers over a long period.

Linum Perenne Lewisii
Blue Flax
Native: Yes
Perennial
Habitat: Full sun; light soil. Surface sow or to no more than 1/8" deep. Attracts Butterflies.

Perennial, Linum Perenne Lewsii
Flax, is it s flower? Is it a vegetable? Is it medicinal, and therefore, a herb? It's all of this, and more! ...

White Flax [English]: Linum perenne 'Diamant'
White Flax [English]: Linum perenne 'Alba'
White Flax [English]: Linum catharticum
White Fleece Flower [English]: Persicaria polymorpha
White Fleece Flower [English]: Persicaria tenuicaulis ...

Blue Flax (Linum perenne)
Blue Flax (Linum perenne lewisii)
Blue Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica 'Royal Blue')
Blue Globe Onion (Allium caeruleum)
Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Blue Hesper (Brahea armata)
Blue Hibiscus (Alyogyne huegelii) ...

Attractive flowers to add to your midgrass meadow include gaillardia (Gaillardia aristata), Lewis' flax (Linum perenne var. lewisii) and Mexican hat coneflower (Ratibida columnifera).

The genus name Linum was given by Linnaeus in 1753, probably for the Eurasian species, Linum perenne, which is very similar to the species pictured on this page.

While Farley's had a 'couple of plants peter out,' she's mostly had a lot of success. Standout performers include the 'Hansa' rose (Rosa 'Hansa'), woolly thyme, perennial flax (Linum perenne 'Sapphir') and a range of grasses such as eulalia.