Plant Type

Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border

 

Special Uses

n/a

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

An annual cousin of our native blue flax. Blooms spring into summer, though flowering diminishes as the temperatures rise. Flowers are five petaled, cup-like, and come in an array of red, white, and pink. foliage is fine and grass-like. Depending on variety, plants grow 12 to 30 inches tall, and not as wide.

Best grown from seed. Will grow in any well draining soil in full sun. Sowing successively will lengthen the bloom season. May reseed in optimum conditions.