Linum narbonense 'Heavenly Blue' AGM
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Perennial flax 'Heavenly Blue'
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| Type/Hardiness |
Herbaceous, Perennial, Hardy |
| Flowering period |
Summer |
| Height |
12-18in/30-45cm |
| Light preference |
Full sun |
| Soil preference |
Any, but well-drained |
| Sowing time/depth |
Autumn to Sping, |
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| This charming, usually short-lived, perennial produces masses of clear blue flowers an inch in diameter and dark-green foliage on wiry stems. The flowers last only a day, but new buds burst daily too, so during summer the plant is always full of colour. It will self-seed but is not a nuisance - just remove plants that appear in undesired positions. |
| Sowing and/or growing instructions |
| Sow direct in spring (in milder areas sowings can be made in late summer for over-wintering), gently raking into the soil, thinning to 10-15cm apart. Alternatively, sow thinly, 3mm deep, in modules, keeping one seedling per cell, for planting out later. |
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