This succeeds best in rich, light mould. The Linum Flavum, or Golden Flax, is very suitable for pot culture. It bears brilliant yellow flowers. It requires the same treatment as other half-hardy perennials. The Scarlet Flax is an annual, very free-flowering, and unsurpassed for brilliancy. It is easily raised from seed sown in spring. The hardy, shrubby kinds may be increased by cuttings placed under glass. A mixture of loam and peat makes a fine soil for the greenhouse and frame varieties.

The linum (flax) grows to a height of 11/2 ft.

It flowers in March to July.

Plant classification : Half-hardy, Annual, Shrub, Bears Flowers