Blue Flax

Big leaf Maple

About Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple

Blue Flax

Big leaf Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Black Maple, Mountain Maple, Norway Maple

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Riverbanks, Stream side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

9-4

1.8 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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.72 cm3,048.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.72 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Yellow, Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Yellow, Red, Green, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Bees, Birds, Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Improve hair condition

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Tonic, tuberculosis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Sap, Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Application in Furniture, Basketary, Can be made into a herbal tea, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Edible syrup, Fibre, Making piano frames, Used as firewood, Used as fuel, Used in salads

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

ACER macrophyllum

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Big-leaf Maple, Oregon Maple, Pacific Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

बड़ा पत्ता मेपल के पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Big Blatt Ahornbaum

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

Grande feuille Érable

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Gran hoja del árbol de arce

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

δέντρο Maple μεγάλο φύλλο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Árvore de bordo Folha grande

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Duży liść klonowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Big Maple folia ligni

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA21

1 27800

Properties of Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple? We provide you with everything About Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple. Blue Flax doesn't have thorns and Big leaf Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Flax does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Flax has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Big leaf Maple 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 Big leaf Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple

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

Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple Physical Information

Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Big leaf Maple height is 3,048.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Big leaf Maple flower color: Yellow, Red and Green
Big leaf Maple leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple

Care of Blue Flax and Big leaf Maple 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 Big leaf Maple pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Big leaf Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.