Blue Flax

White Lotus

About Blue Flax and White Lotus

Blue Flax

White Lotus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Aquatics, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Not Available

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

Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.72 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.72 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

White

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

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Round

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Early Summer, Late Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Aquatic Plant

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Aquatic Plant

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

waterlogging

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Plant grows in water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Aquatic Plant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Aquatic Plant

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Aquatic Plant

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Aquatic Plant

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Applicable

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Aquatic Plant

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize the first year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Leaf eating pests, Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

waterlogging

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

Fishes

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Good for skin, Moisturizing, Weightloss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Astringent, Clears heat, Combats Stress, Detoxification, Diabetes, High cholestrol, Improve heart health, Liver problems, Low Blood Pressure, Phosphorus, Rich in Iron, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

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

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

Nymphaea lotus

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus or Egyptian white water-lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

सफेद कमल

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Tigerlotus

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

Lotier d'Égypte, Lotus tigré

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

loto tigre, nenúfar blanco egipcio

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

λευκό λωτού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

nenúfar-branco, lótus-branco, lótus-do-egipto, loto-sagrado-do-egito e lótus-sagrado-do-egito

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

białego lotosu

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

albus Lotus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Nymphaeales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Nymphaea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Flax and White Lotus

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and White Lotus

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

Blue Flax and White Lotus Physical Information

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

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
White Lotus flower color: White
White Lotus leaf color: Light Green

Care of Blue Flax and White Lotus

Care of Blue Flax and White Lotus 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 White Lotus pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer White Lotus needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant.