Common Name: Blue Flax
Botanical Name: Linum lewisii
Family: Linaceae
Description: Deciduous, evergreen perennial, 1 1/2 feet high and 1 1/2 feet wide
Sun: Full to part sun
Water: Drought tolerant to moderate
Soil: Adaptable
Habit and form: Five petals per flower rise on nodding stalks; flowers return each spring from expanding clumps
Flower type: Delicate, showy, simple. Stunning needle-like leaves contrast with blooms
Flower color & bloom season: Powder blue flowers bloom spring to summer.
Uses for plant and/or flowers: Excellent for narrow beds and borders; use in perennial garden, rock garden or containers
Pruning time & method: Trim down each winter
Comments: A good garden flower. Showy - every morning covers itself with 1 inch flowers by the hundreds
