What is Red Flax?
Red linseed, also known as Scarlet flax or Crimson Flax, is a herbal wild flower grown primarily for its bright red flowers. Its scientific name is Linum Grandiflorum and is close to linseed plants grown commercially for flax and flax oils. Scarlet LND, easily grown from seeds, is used primarily as a decorative flowering plant in the gardens of landscapes and wild flowers. It is abundant and tolerates a wide range of cultivation conditions, but dies with the first frost.
Linum Grandiflorum is originally from North Africa, especially in Algeria and southern Europe. Because it can adapt to a wide range of soil and precipitation conditions, in many other dry and mild areas of the world, red linseed has been introduced. Red linseed has become naturalized and can be found in North and South America, as in the UK.
red linseed is a small plant; At full height, it usually grows to 12-24 inches (30,48-60,96 cm). Grows upright and has a long narrow fromLena leaves that feel wax. Short flowers appear in different shades of velvety red; Sometimes the petals have black edges. If it is planted in the spring, the flower will be continuously until June. Subsequent plantings later in the season produce flowers until the first frost.
A small, delicate habit of red linen is the most attractive in the landscape when it is planted in matter. Red flowers are elegant; They create a continuous color of the color when planted close to each other. Red linseed is often used to highlight higher flowers with larger flowers; This is particularly remarkable when paired with white or yellow flowers. Linen grows easily when mixed with other flowers, so it can easily mask the dying leaves of early spring flowers such as tulips or crocus.
Because Red Flax is originally from arid desert areas, it is prefeming to be planted in sandy soil and full sune. However, this plant has proved to be highly adaptable, but grows in rich soils and bad soils. It can also grow in partially overshadowed areas, but best in areas where the sun gets several hours every day. Red linseed is highly resistant to drought; During excessive heat, this may wilter and need further watering, especially when growing in containers.
Flowering linseed can be purchased from almost any seed dealer or gardening center, which sells seeds of wild flowers. It is generally cheap in large quantities. Flax is also one of the most common varieties found in mass seed mixtures. Leave for naturalization, Scarlet flax is easy to cut and provide a continuous color until the first frost.