Blue flax grows here
And in June it blooms,
It pleases the soul and the eye,
It blinds with beauty,With a bright blue wave,
The breeze rocks it,
And a blue flower
Reflects the sky!
Perennial flax is another new plant in the flower garden that has captured my heart with its beauty and decorative qualities.
I sowed it with seeds last spring, not even knowing what the plant was called.
One evening in the fall, my husband and I were picking up our grandson from practice. There was an interesting plant growing in the flower garden next to the building, a fluffy little fir tree with small, round seed pods. I picked a few of the dry seed pods.
In the spring, I sowed them in a box in the greenhouse. When the seedlings grew, I transplanted them into the flower bed.
In the summer, small blue flowers appeared, reminiscent of flax.
My grandmother had a whole bed of flax growing in her garden, and it bloomed with sky-blue flowers, but I didn’t really pay attention to what the leaves looked like.
I don't know why she grew flax; perhaps she was collecting seeds. She had a cupboard on her veranda with various seeds in cloth bags—beans, peas, beets, carrots, and others. Sometimes my grandmother would sprinkle some poppy seeds or dried barberry, bird cherry, or chokeberry into my palm. Our grandmothers grew all their vegetables and flowers from their own seeds.
This year, the flax showed its full glory. Early in the spring, before the snow had completely melted, I discovered the plant's green tufts and realized I had a perennial flax plant, and frost-resistant to boot.
At the beginning of June, numerous buds began to appear on the bushes, and when it fully blossomed, it looked simply magnificent, it seemed as if a piece of blue sky had descended to the earth.
The song "Blue Flax" immediately came to mind. My parents had a record and listened to it constantly. I found it online and listened with pleasure, feeling like I was briefly transported back to my happy childhood.
What kind of flax plant is this?
This beautiful flowering plant requires little maintenance, is disease-resistant, and pest-resistant, even if you forget to water it. It won't wilt or fall over from drought. But how can you leave such beauty without watering?
Perennial flax belongs to the Linaceae family. The plant grows to a height of about 50 cm. The stems are thin, and the leaves are small, like needles. The flowers have five blue petals.
Flax is a medicinal plant. Flax seeds, from which flaxseed oil is made, are extremely beneficial for the body. Flax is used in the production of natural linen fabrics.
I'm most likely growing an ornamental variety; I'm not planning on making oil or fabric from it. It's simply growing in my flowerbed, blooming, and bringing me joy!
Hello. Could you please tell me if I need to trim my flax stems in the spring? I came out of the snow with long stems lying on the wet ground. They're still alive, but they're not very pretty. New grass is growing out of the center. I'm wondering if I should trim them?
Good afternoon! In the spring, I cut off some of the stems that, as you wrote, were unsightly. I left them short, and new ones grew and bloomed beautifully.