Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Asia
Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax
Leucojum aestivum
Number of Varieties
45
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Damp shady woods, Hedgebanks, Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-7
-
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.72 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.72 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Light Frost, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings, Seperation
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, 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, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Bulb fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Light Frost, Variety of soil types
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
Ants, Bees, pollinators
Allergy
Cyanide poisoning
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Anti-ageing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic
Alzheimer’s Disease
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LINUM perenne
Leucojum aestivum
Common Name
Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax
Leucojum, summer snowflake
In Hindi
Blue Flax Plant
Leucojum
In German
Blaue Flachspflanze
Leucojum
In French
Bleu lin Plante
Leucojum
In Spanish
Planta de lino azul
Leucojum
In Greek
Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών
Leucojum
In Portuguese
Planta do linho azul
Leucojum
In Polish
Niebieski roślin lnu
Leucojum
In Latin
Blue linum Planta
Leucojum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Linales
Liliales
Family
Linaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Linum
Leucojum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
1802
1
27800
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