Blue Flax

Wood Sorrel

About Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel

Blue Flax

Wood Sorrel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Asia

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

Shaded sites, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

8-1

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

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.72 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.72 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Not Available

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

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Water in the early morning hours

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Root rot, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

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

Medium

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Asthma, Depression

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

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

Digestive, Eye Problems, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cleanser

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

Container, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne

OXALIS acetosella

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

wood sorrel, common wood sorrel

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Flax Plant

Wood Sorrel

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Flachspflanze

Sauerklee

7.2.3 In French

Bleu lin Plante

bois Sorrel

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de lino azul

alazán de madera

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

ξύλο Sorrel

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta do linho azul

Sorrel de madeira

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski roślin lnu

Drewno szczaw

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue linum Planta

Rumex ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Oxalis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA900

1 27800

Properties of Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel

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

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Season and Care of Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel

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

Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel Physical Information

Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm whereas Wood Sorrel height is 5.10 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel are as follows:

Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Wood Sorrel flower color: White and Light Pink
Wood Sorrel leaf color: Light Green

Care of Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel

Care of Blue Flax and Wood Sorrel 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 Wood Sorrel pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Sorrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.