FREE: Scarlet Flax Seeds, Zone 3 to 10, EASY & lovely flowers

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Beautiful and easy to grow Scarlet Flax flower seeds

Information: 750 mg of seeds. I have other seeds listed for your garden this week, too!

"Scarlet flax care is minimal and the flower is fairly easy to grow and maintain, which makes it a perfect plant for inexperienced gardeners.

Scarlet flax wildflowers are hardy annual flowering herbs. This attractive flower has five scarlet petals and stamens that are covered in blue pollen. Each flower lasts only for a few hours, but continues to bloom throughout the day. Scarlet flax wildflowers grow from 1 to 2 feet and last about four to six weeks,between the months of April and September.

The seeds of the scarlet flax are shiny,because the oil content in them is quite high. Flax seeds produce linseed oil, which is used in baking and in bulk forming laxative. Linoleum, the inexpensive, durable floor covering from the 1950’s, is also produced from linseed oil. Flax fiber, which is stronger than cotton, is taken from the skin of the stem. It is used for linen fabric, rope and twine.

These pretty flowers are native to North Africa and southern Europe but are popular in USDA zones 3 through 10. Scarlet flax wildflowers love full sun and can tolerate extreme heat, but prefer cooler climates.

You can sow seed directly into your garden. Prepare the soil by raking a 1/8-inch deep layer of dirt, scatter seeds and press the soil down. Be sure to water thoroughly until the plants are established. Space seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in a sunny section of your garden in the spring, and thin plants between 4 and 8 inches apart.

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