Researchers with North Dakota State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are working to see if a particular variety of Lewis flax has the potential to be a useful crop. The perennial flax ...

Perennial flax (Linum perenne), perfectly satisfied to grow on the gravelly mound of poor soil at the edge of my garden, provides a long-lasting sea of blue. The simple, sky-blue flowers bloom on ...

Wildflowers, herb flowers, and fruit blossoms are blooming throughout Los Angeles this time of year, but to me the most distinct of them all is a potent, beautiful blue flower, Linum perenne, or ...

Bright blooms of Lewis flax, Linum lewisii, are probably familiar to most people, for they are attractive, conspicuous and widespread. Lewis flax is native to North America, from Alaska to Texas and ...