1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Perennial
1.3 Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm45.72 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm45.72 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Blue, Sky Blue
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Narrow
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, 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
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
use all-purpose fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
Red blotch
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
Bumblebees
Bees, Butterflies, Flies
5.12 Allergy
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Cyanide poisoning
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Flowers, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
LINUM perenne
7.2 Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax
7.2.1 In Hindi
Wild Snapdragon
Blue Flax Plant
7.2.2 In German
Wilde Snapdragon
Blaue Flachspflanze
7.2.3 In French
Snapdragon sauvage
Bleu lin Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Salvaje Snapdragon
Planta de lino azul
7.2.5 In Greek
άγρια Snapdragon
Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Selvagem Snapdragon
Planta do linho azul
7.2.7 In Polish
Dziki Snapdragon
Niebieski roślin lnu
7.2.8 In Latin
Phlox Ferae
Blue linum Planta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Linaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Scrophularioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species