Linum lewisii Linum lewisii Linum lewisii ("Linum perenne" var. "lewisii") (Lewis flax, blue flax or prairie flax) is a perennial plant in the family Linaceae, native to western North America from Alaska south to Baja California, and from the Pacific Coast east to the Mississippi River (USDA Plant Profile: "Linum lewisii"). It grows on ridges and dry slopes, from sea level in the north up to in the Sierra Nevada. It is a slender herbaceous plant growing to 80 cm tall, with spirally arranged narrow lanceolate leaves 1–2 cm long. The flowers are pale blue or lavender to white, often veined in
The Flowers of Virtue The Flowers of Virtue The Flowers of Virtue is a 1942 play by Marc Connelly. The action, which takes place in a single day, concerns an American businessman, Grover Bemis, who following a breakdown retires to rural southern Mexico to recuperate. But a corrupt fascist Mexican general, Orijas, gets out of jail and – backed by Nazi money – aims to set up a Hitler-like dictatorship in Mexico. His first target happens to be the village Bemis has retired to. The general and his men cripple the power plant to put the villagers at their mercy, and capture the idealistic