Blue Flax

Dame's Rocket

About Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket

Blue Flax

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Perennial

Herbs

Origin

Europe, Asia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-7

9 - 1

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

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.72 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

45.72 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, 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

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Bleu lin Plante

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Linales

Brassicales

Family

Linaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Linum

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

18050

1 27800

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Properties of Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket

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

Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket

Care of Blue Flax and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.