Flower Specifications
- Approximate seeds per pound: 136,000
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 10
- Height: 14 - 24 inches
- Bloom Season: Late summer
- Bloom Color: Scarlet
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.5 - 7.5
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 65 - 70F
- Average Germ Time: 20 - 25 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: 1/16 inch
- Sowing Rate: 7 ounces per 1,000 square feet or 17 pounds per acre
- Moisture: Keep seed moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 12 - 15 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Flax
Scarlet Flax (Linum Rubrum) - What an outstanding profusion of color grown from Scarlet Flax wild flower seeds! Scarlet Flax wild flower is a hardy annual, native to northern Africa and Southern Europe, and it has naturalized throughout the United States. Once established this variety can tolerate immense heat and extremely dry conditions though it will need watering at the height of summer. Seedlings need moderate watering to get started, although spring rainfalls are usually sufficient. The glossy, deep scarlet flowers bloom in profusion and are best admired if planted densely. Scarlet Flax prefers full sun in well-drained soils. It often reseeds and will be back the next spring!
Flax wildflower seeds glisten because of their high oil content, flax being the source of linseed oil with which linoleum is manufactured. L. usitatissum is the species grown commercially for linseed oil, but it can also be obtained from L. grandiflorum and other flaxes.
Sow Scarlet Flax wild flower seed directly outdoors in prepared soil in the spring when temperatures are warming. Lightly rake soil over the top of the flower seeds. Keep Scarlet Flax wild flower seed moist until germination.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |
