Blue Flax
Linum perenne
Blue Flax (Linum lewisii) is a perennial forb native to Western and Central US states (such as Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and South Dakota) that can thrive in USDA Zones 3–8. Reaching a mature height of 1–2 feet with a slender, multi-stemmed upright growth habit, it features small, narrow, linear blue-green leaves and produces delicate, sky-blue five-petaled flowers. It thrives in dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly prairie soils and mountain slopes and is ideal for dryland prairie restoration, roadside soil protection, and pollinator plantings.
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- Southeast, Midwest, California, Southwest, Intermountain West