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About Blue Flax and Silver Wattle

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Europe, Asia
Australia

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

42
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-11
0 99
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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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.72 cm530.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.72 cm530.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Tan
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Adequately

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
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
Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Salt

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies
-

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne
Acacia retinodes

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant
Silver Wattle

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze
Silver Wattle

In French

Bleu lin Plante
Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul
acacia amarilla

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών
ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul
Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu
Silver Wattle

In Latin

Blue linum Planta
Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Linales
Fabales

Family

Linaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Linum
Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

180950
1 27800
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Properties of Blue Flax and Silver Wattle

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

Season and Care of Blue Flax and Silver Wattle

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

Blue Flax and Silver Wattle Physical Information

Blue Flax and Silver Wattle physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Silver Wattle height is 530.00 cm and width 530.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Silver Wattle are as follows:

  • Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue

  • Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

  • Silver Wattle flower color: Yellow

  • Silver Wattle leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Blue Flax and Silver Wattle

Care of Blue Flax and Silver Wattle 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 Silver Wattle pruning is done Prune after flowering. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Silver Wattle needs Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Average Water.