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About Blue Flax and Tree Echium

What is

Life Span

Annual
Biennial

Type

Perennial
Tree

Origin

Europe, Asia
Canary Islands

Types

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax
Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

410
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-7
9 - 1

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.72 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.72 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue
Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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
Fine

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
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

-
Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LINUM perenne
ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant
Tree Echium

In German

Blaue Flachspflanze
Baum Aciam

In French

Bleu lin Plante
Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Planta de lino azul
árbol Aciam

In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών
δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul
árvore Aciam

In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu
drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Blue linum Planta
lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Linales
Lamiales

Family

Linaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Linum
Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

18060
1 27800
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Properties of Blue Flax and Tree Echium

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

Season and Care of Blue Flax and Tree Echium

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

Blue Flax and Tree Echium Physical Information

Blue Flax and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Tree Echium are as follows:

  • Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue

  • Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Blue Flax and Tree Echium

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