Scientific Name Linum perenne Common Name Perennial flax

Perennial Flowers Consumer Hort Index - Fact Sheets

Characteristics Season spring, summer Height 12-18 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 4-9 Flower Color blue, white Soil well drained soil essential Exposure full sun to partial shade Propagation seed, cuttings in summer North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments After perennial flax finishes flowering in summer, prune back the stems, otherwise the plants will become leggy and sparse. Division is not advisable, because the roots system is sparse. One of the prettiest blue flowers. Origin Europe

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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