Texas Flax
Linum hudsonioides
Texas flax is a wiry annual that scatters small bright yellow flowers across dry, sandy ground in spring, an easy, drought-tolerant native reseeder for sunny, lean Southwestern gardens.
- 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
- March, April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- red, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- KS, NM, OK, TX
Related native plants
More Linum species
- Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)
- Meadow Flax (Linum pratense)
- Stiffstem Flax (Linum rigidum)
- Berlandier's Yellow Flax (Linum berlandieri)
- King's Flax (Linum kingii)
- New Mexico Yellow Flax (Linum neomexicanum)