Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Perennial
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
425
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-7
10-1
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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.72 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.72 cm91.44 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Small elliptic
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Summer
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Flies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Cyanide poisoning
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
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Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
LINUM perenne
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax
Potentilla
In Hindi
Blue Flax Plant
Potentilla plant
In German
Blaue Flachspflanze
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
Bleu lin Plante
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Planta de lino azul
planta Potentilla
In Greek
Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
Planta do linho azul
planta Potentilla
In Polish
Niebieski roślin lnu
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
Blue linum Planta
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Linales
Rosales
Family
Linaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Linum
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Rosoideae
Number of Species
180300
1
27800
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