1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
7, 9, 10
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.72 cm2.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue
Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Yellow 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, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green, Lemon yellow, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Flies
Bees, Flies
5.12 Allergy
Cyanide poisoning
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LINUM perenne
EREMOCHLOA ophiuroides
7.2 Common Name
Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax
Centipede Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Blue Flax Plant
Hydrangea
7.2.2 In German
Blaue Flachspflanze
Hortensie
7.2.3 In French
Bleu lin Plante
Hortensia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de lino azul
Hortensia
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Planta do linho azul
Hortênsia
7.2.7 In Polish
Niebieski roślin lnu
Hortensja
7.2.8 In Latin
Blue linum Planta
Hibiscus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Andropogoneae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species