Linseed seeds

  LINSEED - LINUM SPP Sow the seeds in early spring or autumn. Once planted, cover lightly with approximately 3mm of soil. These plants will bloom the following season. If you plant them in the autumn they will bloom in the spring. The ideal spacing is about 30cm apart. Linseed likes full sun. Keep the soil moist, but not wet. Make sure to prune the plants to keep them healthy. CLICK ON SHIELD TO VIEW OUR OTHER ITEMS:  

  Flax is an erect annual plant growing to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall, with slender stems. The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 2040 mm long and 3 mm broad. The flowers are pure pale blue, 1525 mm diameter, with five petals; they can also be bright red. The fruit is a round, dry capsule 59 mm diameter, containing several glossy brown seeds shaped like an apple pip, 47 mm long. In addition to referring to the plant itself, the word "flax" may refer to the unspun fibre's of the flax plant. Flax is grown both for its seeds and for its fibre's. Various parts of the plant have been used to make fabric, dye, paper, medicines, fishing nets, hair gels, and soap. Flax seed is the source of linseed oil, which has uses as an edible oil, as a nutritional supplement and as an ingredient in many wood finishing products. It is also grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. The Inca also used this to create bowstring.   Please familiarise yourself with the shipping info below Shipping Rates are as listed below Approximate processing and transit times are listed below PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE OF SOUTH AFRICA  

20 SEEDS PER PACK.  ALL GROWING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED   Its history reaches back to the earliest times as a food (the seeds when roasted) and in the making of fine linen cloth. The plant was grown in palestine before the arrival of the israelites.   APART FROM BEING A GREAT SOURCE OF NUTRITION (SEEDS), THE FLOWERS ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL AND MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE GARDEN