What it is
Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is in the Linaceae family. Grown for omega-rich seed (and fiber). A pretty blue-flowered cool-season crop that's easy to thresh by hand.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it low, and give it well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0-7.0. Space plants about Broadcast apart. Expect roughly 90-110. Cool-season annual.
How it's used
Flax is used: seed (ground); oil.
🔎 How to identify it
- Narrow blue-green leaves
- Slender stems
- Sky-blue five-petal flowers
Edibility
PartsSeed
UsesSeed (ground); oil
CautionGrind seed for digestibility.
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Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.