Blue Flax

Babaco

About Blue Flax and Babaco

Blue Flax

Babaco

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Fruit, Shrub

Origin

Europe, Asia

South America

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-7

11-9

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.72 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

45.72 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

Babaco

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Babaco

In French

Bleu lin Plante

Babaco

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Babaco

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Babaco

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Babaco

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Babaco

In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Babaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Linales

Brassicales

Family

Linaceae

Caricaceae

Genus

Linum

Vasconcellea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1801

1 27800

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Properties of Blue Flax and Babaco

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Flax and Babaco? We provide you with everything About Blue Flax and Babaco. Blue Flax doesn't have thorns and Babaco doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Flax does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Flax has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Babaco has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Blue Flax and Babaco and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Babaco

Season and care of Blue Flax and Babaco is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Flax and Babaco Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Flax season is Summer and Babaco season is Summer. The type of soil for Blue Flax is Loam, Sand and for Babaco is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Flax is Neutral, Alkaline and for Babaco is Acidic, Neutral.

Blue Flax and Babaco Physical Information

Blue Flax and Babaco physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Babaco are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Flax and Babaco

Care of Blue Flax and Babaco include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.