Perennial Flax

Milium Effusum

About Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum

Perennial Flax

Milium Effusum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Herbaceous perennial

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Damp shady woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

9 - 5

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

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

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

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, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tiny

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Requires a lot of watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

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

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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, Burns, Cold, constipation, Cough, Emmoiliant, Eye Problems, Sore throat, Stomachic, Swelling, Tonsillitis

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Medicinal oil, Used As Food

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LINUM perenne 'Album'

MILIUM effusum

7.2 Common Name

Perennial Flax

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

linum perenne

Milium effusum

7.2.2 In German

Linom perenne

Wald-Flattergras

7.2.3 In French

Linom perenne

millet étalé

7.2.4 In Spanish

linom perenne

effusum milium

7.2.5 In Greek

Linum perenne

milium effusum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

linum perenne

milium effusum

7.2.7 In Polish

len trwały

prosownica rozpierzchła

7.2.8 In Latin

Linum perenne

milium effusum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Linales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Linaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Linum

Milium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum

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

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Season and Care of Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum

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

Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum Physical Information

Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum physical information is very important for comparison. Perennial Flax height is 10.20 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum are as follows:

Perennial Flax flower color: White
Perennial Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum

Care of Perennial Flax and Milium Effusum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Perennial Flax pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Milium Effusum pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Perennial Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Milium Effusum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.