King's Flax
Linum kingii
King's flax is a tufted Great Basin and Rocky Mountain perennial with clear yellow flowers on slender stems, a tough, drought- and cold-hardy native for sunny, rocky mountain gardens.
- Family
- Linaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- CO, ID, NV, UT, WY
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