Flax Ornamental Blue flower seeds 15-20 seeds Imported

Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a pretty, fast-growing annual in the garden that is also grown for commercial harvest. Once mature, the slender erect plant produces an abundance of attractive, short-lived delicate blue flowers over narrow grey-green leaves. It’s usually densely sown in spring and works well in a meadow, wild, or cottage garden setting, often reaching up to three feet in height.

The blooms only last for around a day and the capsules they form contain up to ten little dark seeds. The seeds can be harvested once the capsules turn brown and start to rattle—usually a couple of months after flowering. Flax is toxic to pets.1

Light

Although flax flowers don’t appreciate excessively hot weather, they do thrive in a sheltered, full-sun position.

Soil

Flax flowers don’t cope well in dense, wet clay soils and prefer light, well-drained, sandy, loamy soil.

If the soil quality is poor, amend it with compost or other organic matter. Although flax flowers aren’t known for being greedy, getting the balance right is important. Overly nutrient-rich soils can also create problems with excessively leggy growth.

Water

Flax flowers appreciate evenly moist soil, particularly as they establish, but care should be taken to ensure it doesn’t become saturated as too much water can cause root rot.