(Linum usitatissimum) Annual. 100 days to maturity (harvest) Common Flax is a famous plant with many uses. Its seeds are 35% oil by weight and are the most concentrated plant source of Omega-3. This ancient plant has tiny blue flowers that don’t bloom for long, but when a flax field is blooming, its beauty feels endless. Common Flax boasts a host of uses, from edible seeds to linseed oil paint, to its beloved linen fibers. If you find the idea of growing flax to transform into linen fibers exciting, we recommend visiting your local library, there are likely a few good books to pique your curiosity. Here are a couple available at ours: Homegrown Linen: Transforming Flaxseed Into Fibre by Raven Ranson Homegrown Flax & Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth the wonder of growing flax by Cindy Conner. Have fun learning about this fascinating plant!--------------------------Available direct from Incredible Seeds, a Canadian Heirloom and Heritage Seed Company, offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open pollinated and untreated seeds, located in Mi'kma'ki / Nova Scotia, Canada. Flax seeds mature in 100 days and are an open pollinated annual variety.
