Flax — Flowers
Linum
Full sun, light watering — hardy in most of the UK.
- Plant out
- Mar
- In flower
- Jun, Jul
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Hardiness
- H4
- Season
- spring,summer
- Height
- 10–50 cm
- Spacing
- 50 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Native
- Native
Growing notes
Grows to 0.1-0.5 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower Jun-Jul.
Toxic to pets
Flax contains a substance that releases cyanide, but only a large amount of the raw plant or seed is a problem; in quantity it can cause breathlessness, weakness and convulsions in a person or an animal. Grazing animals are most at risk from green flax or raw linseed. Get medical advice if a child has eaten a lot of the raw plant or seed, and contact a vet if an animal has.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal