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,
Man of Colours CD version released by For Life Records had two different tracks added. In 2002, Warner Music Australia re-released "Man of Colours", with Davies and Ryan Scott digitally remastering, including five bonus tracks. In Australia, the album was also offered on three limited edition coloured vinyl pressings, which were the colours of the flowers that the human figure on the cover was holding. Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). [* Denotes 1987 CD bonus tracks] [** Denotes bonus tracks on Australian 2002 remastered version] [* Denotes CD bonus tracks] [* Denotes remix version on 1997 CD by For Life