Blue Flax

Leucojum

About Blue Flax and Leucojum

Blue Flax

Leucojum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia

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

Damp shady woods, Hedgebanks, Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

Not Available

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.72 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.72 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

White, Light Pink

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Strap shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Light Frost, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings, Seperation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs less 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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Bulb fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Light Frost, Variety of soil types

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

Ants, Bees, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Anti-ageing

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

Alzheimer’s Disease

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

Leucojum aestivum

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Leucojum, summer snowflake

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

Leucojum

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Leucojum

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

Leucojum

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Leucojum

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Leucojum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Leucojum

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Leucojum

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Leucojum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Leucojum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA2

1 27800

Properties of Blue Flax and Leucojum

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Leucojum

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

Blue Flax and Leucojum Physical Information

Blue Flax and Leucojum physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Leucojum height is 7.60 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Flax and Leucojum are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Leucojum flower color: White and Light Pink
Leucojum leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Flax and Leucojum

Care of Blue Flax and Leucojum 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 Leucojum 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 Leucojum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.