Linum perenne

Description

Linum perenne is a strikingly beautiful, semi-evergreen perennial flax that forms tufts of foliage with narrow, blue-green leaves on slim, straight stems. In summer the stems branch out at the top into a mass of buds, which open into small bright flowers that range from sky-blue to white in colour (the plants you receive may flower blue or white). The rounded shape and strong coloration contrasts smartly with the wiry foliage. Though the flowers last for just a day, the blooms keep coming so that in mid-summer this plant can stay in bloom for up to 2 months in locations with a bit of protection from the mid-afternoon sun. Linums can be grown as accent, specimen plants, or will work fabulously massed or drift planted in prairie schemes or combined with grasses and rudbeckias. The dried seed heads add extra interest as the colours fade into autumn.

These young plants have been grown at our nursery in Cornwall and are provided in 9cm containers (the price is for 3 of these plants). They will grow to an ultimate height of about 60cm (24 inches) with a slightly smaller spread of up to 45cm (18 inches).