Berlandier's Yellow Flax
Linum berlandieri
Berlandier's yellow flax is a Southern Plains annual with cup-shaped golden-orange flowers, often red-centered, on slender stems, an easy, drought-tolerant reseeder that brightens sunny, sandy gardens in spring.
- Family
- Linaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, KS, LA, NE, NM, OK, TX
Related native plants
More Linum species
- Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)
- Meadow Flax (Linum pratense)
- Stiffstem Flax (Linum rigidum)
- King's Flax (Linum kingii)
- Texas Flax (Linum hudsonioides)
- New Mexico Yellow Flax (Linum neomexicanum)