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Linum lewisii |
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| Common name |
blue flax |
| Family |
linaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
light blue |
| Size |
3 ft |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
not fussy |
From seed  |
self-seeds in our garden
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| Seed ripens | mid-July |
Pretty arching stems covered in blue flowers early summer, repeat blooms more lightly through summer. Not long-lived, so we allow volunteer seedlings to replace the older plants.
I've always been confused about the difference between L. lewisii and the very similar L. perenne. The former is native to North America, the latter to Eurasia. Recently I looked it up, and found (at various internet references): "the only significant difference appears to be that lewisii is homostylic [having styles all of the same length], and perenne heterostylic [see the Wikipedia article on heterostyly for more details]." In all, the difference from a gardener's perspective appears to be minor.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: front perennial border, driveway bed, back yard island, side garden One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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