Description: Flax is grown for its seeds, which can be ground into a meal or turned into linseed oil, a product used as a nutritional supplement and as an ingredient in many wood-finishing products. Flax is also grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. Moreover, flax fibers are used to make linen. The specific epithet in its binomial name, usitatissimum, means "most useful". Flax fibers taken from the stem of the plant are two to three times as strong as cotton fibers. Additionally, flax fibers are naturally smooth and straight. Europe and North America both depended on flax for plant-based cloth until the 19th century, when cotton overtook flax as the most common plant for making rag-based paper. Flax is grown on the Canadian prairies for linseed oil, which is used as a drying oil in paints and varnishes and in products such as linoleum and printing inks.
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Trabuco Canyon, California
End Time: 2024-11-12T05:08:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Home-Growth
Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer
Type: Bush & Shrub Seeds
Life Cycle: Annual
Common Name: Flax
Genus: Linum
Color: Green, Blue, Brown
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Sunlight: Full Sun
Features: Flowering, Edible, Fast Growing
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
