Linum lewisii - Blue Flax

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    Linum lewisii - Blue Flax

    SKU: C15500

    $4.95

     

    What a show Linum lewisii puts on! Every morning it is covered with a profusion of pastel blue blooms, 1 to 2 inches in diameter. By the late afternoon these have all fallen off only to be replaced the next day by new blooms! Named in honour of Captain Meriwether Lewis of Lewis & Clark fame since it was discovered on their expedition across the U.S mid-west, Blue Flax has an attractive grass-like foliage.

    Colour:
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    Light:
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    Water:     		  Blue
      Mid-Summer
      Full Sun
      1' - 2'
      Sand to Loam
      Dry to Medium
    Approx. 40 seeds per pack - 383 seeds per gram

    Attracts Butterflies
    Drought Tolerant!

    All Wildflower Farm seeds are hardy through growing zone 3, organic and non-GMO.
    SEED GERMINATION INFO


    Indoors: No pre-treatment necessary other than cold, dry storage. Start at least 4 weeks before outdoor night temperatures are reliably in the 10 C (50 F) range. Plant seed 3 mm (1/8 inch) deep in pots. Keep moist but not soggy and very warm (21 C - 70 F). When seedlings are 5 cm (2 in.) tall, transplant into the garden spaced 30 cm (1 ft.) apart.

    Outdoors: Sow seed 3 mm (1/8 inch) deep outdoors in either late fall or early spring.

    Outdoors Alternative: In late fall through to mid-winter fill plastic pots with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. Sow seed 3 mm (1/8 inch) deep in the growing mix and label the pots. Place the pots outdoors in an area where they will experience the snow and cold of winter. The seed will germinate in the pots in spring as the weather warms up. Be sure to water the pots regularly in spring and once the plants are 5 cm (2 inches) tall, transplant them into your garden.