Linum lewisii Pityrogramma topped all summer with spikes

topped all summer with spikes of pink and yellow bicolor flowers

and purple freckling from the manfreda side of the family

In late summer and fall

The deer-resistant clumps are topped from late winter through spring with deep violet flowers

most with a faint central stripe

Linum lewisii Pityrogramma topped all summer with spikesLinum 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