Blue Flax

Melampodium

About Blue Flax and Melampodium

Blue Flax

Melampodium

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Origin

Europe, Asia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Perennials

Number of Varieties

440

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-82-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-7

12 - 6

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

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.72 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

45.72 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

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

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full 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

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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

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Butterflies

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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

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

Bedding Plant, Container

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

Melampodium

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Melmpodiam

In French

Bleu lin Plante

Melmpodiam

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Melmpodiam

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Melmpodiam

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Melmpodiam

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Melmpodiam

In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Melmpodiam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Linales

Asterales

Family

Linaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Linum

Melampodium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

18039

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Properties of Blue Flax and Melampodium

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Melampodium

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

Blue Flax and Melampodium Physical Information

Blue Flax and Melampodium physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Melampodium are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Flax and Melampodium

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