Bright Eyes Flax is a luminous spring-to-fall bloomer that brings sustained color to gardens across hardiness zones 2-11. This heirloom variety of Linum grandiflorum reaches just 18 inches tall and flowers within 56 days of sowing, making it one of the quickest routes to continuous blooms in the flax world. The plants thrive in full sun with moderate water and drought tolerance, asking little while delivering weeks of reliable flowers from late winter through autumn.
Full Sun
Moderate
2-11
18in H x 8in W
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Moderate
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Sow seeds directly into the garden in early spring, and Bright Eyes Flax will flower reliably within two months without fussing over indoor seed trays. Gardeners can succession-sow every two to three weeks through midsummer for waves of fresh blooms rather than one peak flush. Deer leave it alone, pollinators adore it, and the slender habit (just 8 inches wide) fits neatly into borders and containers alike.
Bright Eyes Flax is grown as an ornamental flower valued for its delicate, sustained blooms throughout the growing season. The flowers appear over many weeks, making it useful as a long-season addition to cutting gardens, border edges, and pollinator plantings.
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Sow seeds directly outdoors in early spring, pressing them just barely into the soil surface or covering very lightly. For continual bloom, sow again at 2 to 3 week intervals through midsummer. In mild winter areas (zones 8-10), fall sowing is also possible. Seeds germinate in 5-10 days under conditions of 55-75°F soil temperature.
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