For the last several seasons a mystery flower has appeared in my garden that I have not been able to identify. The riddle was solved today. My mystery flower is our featured flower of the month, Flax. Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum and Linaceae families. It is cultivated for its food and fiber crop. Textiles made from flax include bed sheets and table linens. The flax plant is also harvested for its oil known as “linseed oil”. I planted my seeds in a fertile area of my garden and it produced a plant over two feet tall with continuous blooms for multiple weeks. Cheers
