Perennial flax
Plant Whisper
Perennial flax, also known as perennial flax, blue flax, or herbaceous flax, was formerly used to produce a rough, coarse fiber similar to that obtained from common flax (Linum usitatissimum). Perennial flax is also cultivated as a garden perennial in heath or rock gardens. Its numerous small, short-lived blue flowers are highly attractive to insects. The last remaining German populations in the Upper Rhine Plain and the Bavarian-Swabian Plateau are severely threatened due to the disappearance of the steppe grassland communities found there. Steppe grassland communities comprise dry and semi-dry grasslands with tussock grasses and are adapted to extreme drought. Therefore, the seeds of wild flax plants must not be harvested.
Botanical Facts
dry
Hardy down to -17°C
Central Europe, Asia
March - June
sunny
nutrient-poor soil
Healing Properties
There appears to be no historical or current medical use.
Features
30 - 80cm
🌷 (entire plant)
💐 (ornamental plant), 🔧 (fiber plant)
Rarely used for fiber production. Often confused with the introduced Austrian flax.
insect-friendly
Endangerment Level
D - Data Deficient
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