Linum humile
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
Prefers a light well-drained moderately fertile humus-rich soil in a sunny sheltered position. Considered by most botanists to be no more than a cultivar of L. usitatissimum, it is cultivated for its fibre and seed.
Propagation
Seed - sow early spring in situ.
Edible uses
The seed yields 42 - 45% of an edible oil.
Material uses
A fibre is obtained from the stem.
Habitat
The plant has been cultivated for many centuries for its fibre and oil, it is not known in a genuinely wild state.
Native range
N. Africa - Mediterranean.