General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Fruit: Other: Globose, beaked capsule.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Other: Pale blue with darker bluish-purple streaks.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Wasps
Flies
Bees

Image
Common names
  • Pale Flax

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Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Pale flax (Linum bienne) Ring Mountain
Date: 2010-05-19
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2011-07-23
A delicate but very pretty plant and flower.  Sown easily from se
Location: Sao Laurenco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-23
Location: Levada da Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-23

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