New Mexico Yellow Flax
Linum neomexicanum
New Mexico yellow flax is a slender Southwestern mountain perennial with delicate golden flowers over a long summer season, a drought-tolerant native for sunny, well-drained, rocky gardens.
- Family
- Linaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, NM
Related native plants
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- Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)
- Meadow Flax (Linum pratense)
- Stiffstem Flax (Linum rigidum)
- Berlandier's Yellow Flax (Linum berlandieri)
- King's Flax (Linum kingii)
- Texas Flax (Linum hudsonioides)