The flax plant is typically 1.2m tall with green, slender leaves and blue blooming flowers. It grows best in temperate and sub-tropical regions with fertile, fine textured soil. The flax plant has been used for over 5,000 years to produce linen for clothing and can also be used to make medicine.

1. Flax plant Abby W. Gold

2. Description of Flax Plant Linum Usitatissimum It is 1.2m tall The leaves are green and slender It blooms flowers that are blue It also produces

3. Flax Plant It typically grows where it has a temperate climate and in sub-tropical regions The best growing conditions are fertile, fine textured or clay soil Monocot Angiosperm

4. Beneficial Flax Plant Used for production of linen for over 5,000 years Can be used to make medicine Can be made into clothes

5. Research Page http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/flax.html Alternative: Field Crops Manual 1997 http://All4NaturalHealth.com Flax Plant- history and info 2007-2010