Blue Flax

Boston Ivy

About Blue Flax and Boston Ivy

Blue Flax

Boston Ivy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Vines

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Deciduous forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

12 - 1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vine/Liana

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.72 cm10.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.72 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very 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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep the Soil well drained

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

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

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

Flea beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves, Vines

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

Boston Ivy

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Boston Ivy

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Boston Ivy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Boston Ivy

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Boston Ivy

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Boston Ivy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Vitales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA12

1 27800

Properties of Blue Flax and Boston Ivy

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Boston Ivy

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

Blue Flax and Boston Ivy Physical Information

Blue Flax and Boston Ivy physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Boston Ivy are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy

Care of Blue Flax and Boston Ivy

Care of Blue Flax and Boston Ivy 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 Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.