Detail
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Linum marginale
Native Flax
Notes

Uses: Suitable for mass plantings in medium strips and verges or with mixed native plantings.
Cultural uses: Indigenous peoples ate the seed and used the fibrous bark and stems for making cord and nets.
Prefers a sunny position with good drainage. Prune to ground in autumn.
Cultural use: Indigenous peoples used the seeds as a food source and the fibre for string.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:NU: Nullarbor    
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.3-1m
  • Spread 0.3-0.3m
  • Position
    • position-partshade Part Shade
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Linaceae
  • Botanical Name Linum marginale
  • Common Name Native Flax
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, Tas, NT, ACT
  • Habit Clumping, Upright
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Blue
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Ornamental, Erosion
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region