Carried by 23 nurseries
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Prairie Flax (Linum lewisii) usually carries delicate powder-blue flowers on nodding stalks. However, the flowers are sometimes white or lavender. It is a perennial, blooming in summer over a long period. The needle-like leaves make a fine, lacy contrast with the wider blooms. It grows fast to one to one and a half feet tall.
This plant prefers full sun, takes low water, but needs good drainage and does not grow well in clay soil.
Perennial herb
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Blue, Lavender, White
Summer, Spring
Deer resistant
Full Sun
Very Low, Low
Easy
Tolerates cold to -20° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 7.0
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Dry open ridges, slopes
Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Combine with complementary colored annuals or other perennial herbs such as California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum) and Clarkia species
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Likely
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Confirmed
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