General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 3 - 6 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Caudex
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Blue Flax
  • Prairie Flax
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Linum lewisii var. lewisii
  • Synonym: Adenolinum lewisii

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Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2019-03-08
Self sown! A real treat.
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2013-05-30
Location: Absaroka Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25

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