- Sow directly outdoors from April-June in a well-prepared seedbed.
- Sow the seeds thinly on the surface of well-prepared soil and lightly cover.
- Choose a sunny, well-drained site for best growth and flowering.
- Keep the soil consistently moist until seedlings emerge.
- Seeds will usually germinate within 10-21 days.
- Once seedlings are large enough to handle, thin them to about 10cm apart.
- Water regularly until established, but avoid waterlogging.
- Deadhead spent flowers to prolong the flowering period.
- Plants will flower freely throughout summer in favourable conditions.
Linum grandiflorum ‘Rubrum’ (Scarlet Flax) is an annual with vivid scarlet-red flowers on slender stems. Perfect for sunny borders and naturalistic planting, it blooms freely from summer into autumn.
