Blue Flax

Panicum

About Blue Flax and Panicum

Blue Flax

Panicum

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Grass

Origin

Europe, Asia

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Switchgrass

Number of Varieties

4450

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-7

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

1, 2, 3, 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 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

45.72 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

Indigo

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow

Grass like

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Moist

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

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

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Deers

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used as Biofuel

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

PANICUM

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

Panicum

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

panikom

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

panikom

In French

Bleu lin Plante

panikom

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

panikom

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

Panicum

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Panicum

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Panicum

In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Panicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Linales

Poales

Family

Linaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Linum

Panicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

180450

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Blue Flax and Panicum

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

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Blue Flax and Maltese Cross Flower

Blue Flax and Rose Campion

Blue Flax and Ragged Robin

» More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Blue Flax and Panicum

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

Blue Flax and Panicum Physical Information

Blue Flax and Panicum physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Panicum are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Panicum flower color: Indigo
Panicum leaf color:

Care of Blue Flax and Panicum

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