Flax have been domesticated just once from the wild species "Linum bienne", called pale flax. Several other species in the genus "Linum" are similar in appearance to "L. usitatissimum", cultivated flax, including some that have similar blue flowers, and others with white, yellow, or red flowers. Some of these are perennial plants, unlike "L. usitatissimum", which is an annual plant. Cultivated flax plants grow to tall, with slender stems. The leaves are glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 20–40 mm long, and 3 mm broad. The flowers are pure pale blue, 15–25 mm in diameter, with five petals. The fruit is a round,
Flowers of the Motherland well-known 1950s Chinese propaganda film "Flowers of the Motherland" [also translated as "Bud of the Motherland"]. His torturers' recognition of the song causes them to hesitate, saving Cono 7Q's life. Flowers of the Motherland Flowers of the Motherland () is a 1955 Chinese black-and-white film, which was produced by Changchun Film Group Corporation. The movie follows the primary school students' life after China's founding. In Beijing's Beijing Primary School, a fictional school, Class One Grade Five (五年级甲班) has more than 40 students. These students are cute, clever and have become Chinese Young Pioneers; except two students: Jiang Lin (江林), who