Perennial Flax (Linum perenne) seeds

Perennial, wild flax with delicate foliage and beautiful, blue blossoms. Can be used like the cultivated flax.
Contents: Approx. 50 seeds.
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly.

€2.49

Content: 50 Single seed

Product number: LIN01 GTIN: 4251420519153

Description

Perennial Flax is a very rare wild plant with filigree foliage and beautiful blue blossoms. It loves dry locations and is well suitable for stone gardens. Its fibres can be used similar to those of linseed (Linum usitatissimum).

Plant type	Container plant, Herbaceous plant, Wildflower
Use	Fibre plant, Ornamental plant
Lifecycle	Hardy, Perennial
Species	Linaceae
Seed propagation	Conventional production
Region of origin	Asia, Europe, Germany
Characteristics	Food for bees, Needs light to germinate, On Red List of endangered species
Eventual height	40-80 cm
Flower colour	Blue
Flowering months	August, July, June, September
Winter hardiness zones	6 (-23 bis -18 °C)

When to sow outdoors	April, June, May
Sowing depth	0 cm
Germination temperature	15-20°C
Climate	Dry, Temperate
Soil type	Chalky, Dry, Fresh, Sandy, Undemanding
Sunlight	Full sun
Water requirement	Low
Planting distance	25 cm

Sowing and care

Perennial. Pre-cultivation from March indoors or direct sowing outdoors from mid-April. Light germination: Sprinkle seeds only on the sowing soil and press lightly. Germinates well at +15-20°C in 7-14 days. Likes sunny and dry locations.

Other names

Botanical name: Linum perenne, Linum bienne

German: Staudenlein, Ausdauernder Lein, Blauer Stauden-Lein

English: Blue flax, Perennial flax, lint

French: Lin vivace, Lin bleu

Italian: Lino perenne, Lino blu, Lino di Siberia

Spanish: Lino bravo, lino pálido, lino silvestre, lino bienal, galabera, linaza, linillo bravo, linillo doble, lino burdo, lino de hoja estrecha, linoso, lío

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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