Linum lewisii Pityrogramma most with a faint central

most with a faint central stripe

cold tolerance

topped all summer with spikes of pink and yellow bicolor flowers

Our offering hails from near the town of St

(aka: Dasylirion leiophyllum KJS 356) This seed strain of Dasylirion leiophyllum (leiophyllum = smooth leaves) comes from a Kenton Seth expedition into the Guadalupe Mountains on the Texas/New Mexico border

Linum lewisii Pityrogramma most with a faint centralLinum lewisii is one of those widespread US prairie grassland natives (Alaska south to Northern Mexico) that one questions why it isn't more widely seen in gardens. We absolutely love this perennial sub shrub that forms a 2' tall x 2' wide clump of upright flexible stems, clothed in linear green leaves and topped from spring through summer with terminal cymes of 5 petaled pure blue flowers. In addition to being highly prized by gardeners, it's also a