Blue Flax

Mexican Feather Grass

About Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass

Blue Flax

Mexican Feather Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

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

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

11 - 4

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

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 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.72 cm55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Linear

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

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

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 water excessively

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

Clay, 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

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA116

1 27800

Properties of Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Blue Flax and Mexican Feather Grass 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 Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.