Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum monogynum G.Forst. |
Bibliography | Fl. Ins. Austr.: 23 (1786) |
Native Range | Chatham Is., New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves 10-25mm long, linear to narrowly lanceolate, glaucous, flowers 2-3cm across |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | bluish white, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Linum monogynum var. chathamanicum Cockayne Linum monogynum var. diffusum Sol. ex Hook.f. Linum monogynum var. grandiflorum Sol. ex Hook. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (CTM Chatham Is., NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |