Stiffstem Flax
Linum rigidum
Stiffstem flax is a wiry Great Plains annual with bright yellow, often orange- or red-centered flowers, an easy, drought-tolerant native reseeder for sunny, dry, lean prairies and 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
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AR, CO, IA, IL, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WI, WY
Related native plants
More Linum species
- Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)
- Meadow Flax (Linum pratense)
- Berlandier's Yellow Flax (Linum berlandieri)
- King's Flax (Linum kingii)
- Texas Flax (Linum hudsonioides)
- New Mexico Yellow Flax (Linum neomexicanum)