Blue Flax

Blue FlaxThroughout western North America and the Great Plains region, these sky blue flowers dot grasslands and prairies extending as far north as Alaska and as far south as Mexico. The fibrous stems have a history of use by indigenous peoples for creating cordage, snowshoes, nets, mats, and baskets. The Latin name Linum lewisii first appears in Frederick Pursh's 1814 text Flora Americae Septentrionalis and refers to Meriwether Lewis who described the plant

peel and add to soups

This variety was improved through selection for earliness

and Red Mustard

it's easy and fun to twirl cooked tender greens around your fork--like noodles--or to pluck them with chopsticks from a steaming bowl

More and more home gardeners are learning to grow year round

straight out of the jar

but also store well into the fall and winter

Throughout western North America and the Great Plains region

sauces or top a pizza with

Delicious raw or roasted

and cilantro

so we are excited to offer this heirloom green savoy this year