Flax is a plant with a long history. It is used to make linen, linseed, animal feed, etc. Blue flax is a member of the flax family (Lineaceae), as are Austrian flax, yellow heart, French flax, narrow flax, sticky flax and dwarf flax. For centuries, flax has been used to make fibres, which have been used to make linen for just as long. Linseed oil is pressed from flax seeds. Blue flowering Flax has very striking, beautiful, very light blue flowers with a contrasting white hart on grey-green stems with grey-green foliage.
It is also a beautiful, easy-to-grow and attractive flower for your garden. And a beautiful cut flower and dried flower. The petals of flax are edible. They have a neutral taste, but their beautiful colours make them ideal for brightening up salads, sauces and desserts, for example. People who don't have a garden can also enjoy this plant, as it can easily be grown in flower pots and containers on balconies. Remove dead flowers regularly. Very attractive to bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Flax flowers from May to September. Very suitable for bee and butterfly gardens, natural gardens and wild gardens. Non hardy annual. Height: 70 cm.
Outdoor sowing: end of March - June
Germination: 14 - 20 days
Germination temp.: 18 - 20 °C
Sowing depth: ½ cm
Planting distance: 20 cm
Plant position: sunny
Flowering period: May - September
Flax is very easy to sow. Flax is only sown outdoors because it isn't worth sowing indoors. Outdoor sowing can start at the end of March. Sow in rows or broadcast. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of sowing soil or carefully rake the seeds into the soil. Keep well moist and weed-free. Keep the temperature as even as possible and don't let the temperature drop at night. Thin out the seedlings to about 20 cm per plant as soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle.
Give this plant a sunny, sheltered spot with well-drained soil. This easy-to-grow and easy-to-maintain flower is very attractive to butterflies and bees. Flax self-seeds easily. After flowering, leave a few seed pods on the plants, as these will spread the seeds themselves. This makes this plant ideal for use in natural gardens, butterfly and bee gardens, and in wild gardens. Flax is also a beautiful cut flower and dried flower.
