Lewis's Prairie Flax -- Linum perenne 'Lewisii' In Bloom: 2010-05-10
Out of Bloom: 0000-00-00
Growth Type: Perennial
Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8
Location at Monticello: West Lawn Bed and Vegetable Garden
Planting Conditions: Full Sun and Heavy Shade
Lewis's Prairie Flax
Linum perenne 'Lewisii'
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Clear blue, funnel-shaped flowers bloom on slender, 2'-3' stems in early summer. Lewis and Clark discovered this desirable perennial along the Missouri R. in 1806.

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