Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Blue Flax Field

Looking for a good angle on a blue flax field:



Didn't really find one. I think it might be a prettier field once all the buds blossom? It seemed fairly muted.



The kind grown for oil and fiber is common flax (Linum usatissimum).
Linaceae (The Flax Family)
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I never found any WILD blue flax in our field.
npwrc
Blue Flax (Linum perenne var. lewisii)
"Unlike the annual common flax grown for oil and fiber, blue flax is a perennial with a long taproot."

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Wild blue flax (Linium lewisii)

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