75 Seeds Scarlet Red Flax Annual Flower Easy to grow from seed! You may get nice blooms the first growing season, but full bloom onset should not be expected until the second year. Can be started indoors in winter to be transplanted outdoors in spring (after winter's last frost), or can be sown directly into the ground in spring, summer or fall. If sown in the fall, you will have blooms the following spring. It grows from tough, expanding clumps and produce gorgeous, shiny five petaled, electric blue flowers. The flowers are about 1 inch across that bloom on light and graceful arching branches. Each bloom only lasts a day, but a new flower will open each day to take its place. Because these plants produce a profusion of buds, there are always plenty of flowers during it's bloom season, which is spring thru summer adaptable. They prefer full sun/partial shade and dry soil, but are quite adaptable. The blooms are glossy because of their high oil content. Also, they are fire resistant due to leaves and stems staying green with relatively high moisture content during most of the fire season. Once established this variety can tolerate immense heat and extremely dry conditions, though it will need waterings at the height of summer. The glossy, blue flowers bloom in profusion and are best admired if planted in masses.