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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 - 3 feet
Fruit: Other: 5 celled round, dry capsule containing several glossy, brown seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: K (Potassium)
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Flax
  • Common Flax
  • Linseed

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Location: Maine
Location: Maine
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-05-17
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-29
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
photo credit: D. Gordon E. Robertson

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2016-06-01
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-24

Date: 2016-01-28
Location: Aguanga, ca
Date: 2/9/2014
Seeds planted 7 days prior

photo credit: Baljeet Bilaspur

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: My front garden in Welland, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-09-08
From the bird seed feed
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-30
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-24
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-30
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-29
Terminal branching and leaves.
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-24
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