Blue Flax is a wildflower native to California and much of the Western United States. From spring into summer, the true sky-blue blossoms can be seen co-mingling with grasses and other tough wildflowers, lending a wispy charm to fields, dry meadows, and prairies. Looking like so many blue fairies ready to take flight, a broad swath of these flowers when they are backlit by the setting sun is a sight not easily forgotten. Though the plant appears delicate, with tiny needle-like leaves and long, wispy stems each topped with its silken-petalled blossoms, it is truly a tough, drought tolerant wildflower suited for life in summer dry areas and needs no coddling. Succeeding from Alaska south to Baja California, Blue Flax provides a nectar source for native bees across a broad range. Reseeding itself readily, it is best grown where the seeds that drop can be allowed to form the ribbons of blue these plants form when they bloom in the wild. Easily grown in USDA zones 3-9, plant Blue Flax in dry, rocky soils together with tough grasses and other wildflowers such as yarrow and speciecs penstemons and enjoy the show. Try this blend in a patch on either side of a walkway or path. If you like to be in control of your wildflowers, collect the tan seed capsules once they are mature and plant them where you like, either after sowing in flats or cotrolled areas of your garden. Otherwise, you can opt to let the plant choose for you where to spread seed and grow, which after all, is much of the charm of wildflowers.