Flax (Scarlet)
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Botanical Interests Heirloom Flax (Scarlet)
Scarlet flax is a show-off in the garden. Each brilliant red flower lasts just a day, but in profusion, they set the garden ablaze with intense color. Easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plants attract pollinators and tolerate hot and dry conditions. Allow plants to go to seed, and you'll be rewarded with months and years of color. This is an ornamental flax and not intended for consumption.
Sowing Information:
- Light: Full sun to part shade
- When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost; not recommended because can be difficult to transplant. Handle carefully, or sow in pulp pots that can be planted directly into the ground.
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before average last frost. Super easy to grow from seed; simply scatter seeds every 2 to 4 weeks for continual flowering through fall.
- Seed Depth: Press into the surface
- Seed Spacing: A pinch of seeds every 4–8 inches
- Thinning: When 2 inches tall, thin to 1 every 4–8 inches
- Days to Emerge: 5–12 days
Growing Notes:
- Bloom Period: Spring to frost
- Attributes: Attracts pollinators, drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant
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