Blue Flax

Common Stock

About Blue Flax and Common Stock

Blue Flax

Common Stock

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual, biennial or perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa

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

By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

8-1

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

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

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.72 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.72 cm35.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet

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

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Oblanceolate , Ovate

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

reseeds, 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 over Water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Fungal Diseases, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

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

Medium

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, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as a dye

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

MATTHIOLA incana

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

Common stock

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

Common stock

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Matthiola incana

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Common stock

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Common stock

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Matthiola

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Flax and Common Stock

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Common Stock

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

Blue Flax and Common Stock Physical Information

Blue Flax and Common Stock physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Common Stock height is 30.00 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Common Stock are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Common Stock flower color: Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach and Blue Violet
Common Stock leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Blue Flax and Common Stock

Care of Blue Flax and Common Stock 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 Common Stock pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Stock needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.