Linum lewisii

Herbs, perennial, 5–80 cm, glabrous or glabrate throughout, ± glaucous. Stems erect to spreading or ascending, branched from near base and in inflorescence. Leaves: blade linear to linear-lanceolate or linear-oblanceolate, 5–30 × 0.5–3(–4.5) mm. Inflorescences open panicles or racemes. Pedicels 5–20 mm. Flowers homostylous; sepals elliptic or elliptic-ovate, 3.5–6 mm, margins glabrous, apex acute; petals usually blue, sometimes white, base whitish or yellowish, cuneate-obovate, 6–23 mm; stamens 3–10 mm; anthers 1–2.2 mm; staminodia present; styles distinct, 2–12 mm; stigmas thickened ellipsoid-capitate. Capsules ovoid globose, 4–8 × 5–6 mm, apex acute, segments ± persistent on plant, margins arachnoid-ciliate. Seeds 2.5–5 × 1.5–3 mm. 2n = 18.

Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.

Linum Lewisii

Linum lewisii

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