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"I love scarlet flax because you do t need to start them inside. Simply sow them right into the ground."
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Scarlet Flax Seeds
Linum grandiflorum
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Scarlet Flax provides bright scarlet flowers on stately stems with narrow grey-green leaves.
The 5-petal blooms usually only last a day or so but others keep coming continuously. These easy-to-grow wildflowers produce stunning, deep red blooms that attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. This heat-resistant variety reseeds itself without becoming a nuisance.
- SKU: 143505
- Common Name: Flowering Flax
- Botanical Name: Linum grandiflorum
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Good For Pollinators
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
5 - 12 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Growing Height:
30-45 cm (12-18 in)
Key Features
- Plant Type: Flower
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Open Pollinated
- Fill Weight (grams): 1 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 250-275
- Characteristics: Attracts pollinators | Long flowering | Naturalizer | Container friendly | Low maintenance | Easy to grow
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Colour: Scarlet
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Days Until Bloom: 75 - 90 days
- Harvest/Bloom Season: June to September
- Landscape Use: Bedding
- Resistance: Deer
- Tolerance: Drought | Heat
- Awards: Award of Garden Merit from Royal Horticultural Society
Instructions
Scarlet Flax seeds can be sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is passed. Soil temperature (not air temperature) should be warmer than 15°C (60°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Choose a location that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight daily. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 3 mm (1/8 in.) of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. A hard spray can wash soil away, dislodge seeds and clump them together. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. Do not let the soil dry out, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions.
- Planting Depth: 3 mm (1/8in.)
- Seed Spacing: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
- Plant Spacing: 25 cm (10 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Keep soil moist until well established, then water only as required.
- Scarlet Flax seeds can be sown using the scatter method. Simply roughen the soil with a rake, scatter seeds evenly over the surface, then smooth the soil over lightly to cover the seeds.
- Regularly removing spent flowers, known as deadheading will promote continuous blooming and encourage the growth of fresh buds. If you have a large cluster of plants, trimming them by around one-third is a simpler alternative to deadheading.
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Overall rating: 3.8888888 / 5 from 9 reviews.
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Red flax seeds
"Looking forward to when they bloom!"
Do NOT buy!
"Poor growth!"
Scarlet flax
"Easy to grow. Love the colour."
Loy them,and see them grow
"Loy them,and see them grow"
Love at first sight.
"I saw these for the first time in a breathtaking mass planting in India. Planted them in situ in zone 5, toally ignored them, and they again stole my heart with bloom. I never want to live without these again."
Great color, needs sheltered location in zone 3
"Direct seeded in the hottest place in my yard (Calgary) and finally had fantastic results. Hope to repeat the experience next year. Adore the color and the look. Fantastic in combination with summer phlox, Californian poppy and bachelor's buttons."
I don't know I never
"I don't know I never received it"
Pampas Grass
"the seeds popped out of the ground like they should me being a beginner. I can't wait to see them fully grown."
