Blue Flax

Easter Lily

About Blue Flax and Easter Lily

Blue Flax

Easter Lily

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Asia

Japan

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Madonna lily, Turk's cap lily

Number of Varieties

415

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Coastal Regions, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-7

8-1

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

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.72 cm45.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

45.72 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

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

Prune in winter, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Water soluble fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Beetles, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Beetles, Flying insects

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Kidney Disease, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Good for skin, Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, 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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

LILIUM longiflorum

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Easter Lily

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

ईस्टर लिली

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Osterlilie

In French

Bleu lin Plante

lis de Pâques

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Lily Pascua

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Πάσχα Lily

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Lily Páscoa

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Easter Lily

In Latin

Blue linum Planta

lilium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Linales

Liliales

Family

Linaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Linum

Lilium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Lilieae

Subfamily

Lilioideae

Number of Species

18020

1 27800

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Properties of Blue Flax and Easter Lily

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Easter Lily

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

Blue Flax and Easter Lily Physical Information

Blue Flax and Easter Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Easter Lily height is 45.70 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Easter Lily are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Easter Lily flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Easter Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Flax and Easter Lily

Care of Blue Flax and Easter Lily 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 Easter Lily pruning is done Prune in winter, 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 Easter Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.