{"id":103847,"date":"2022-07-04T04:50:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T10:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=103847"},"modified":"2022-07-04T04:50:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T10:50:15","slug":"lewiss-flax-feeling-the-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/07\/04\/lewiss-flax-feeling-the-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis’s Flax – Feeling The Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CloseClose up flowering Lewis’s Flax \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

While I was up in the Wasatch Mountains last week I saw several clumps of blooming Lewis’s Flax and I stopped to take a few photos of these lovely wildflowers. Lewis’s Flax (Linum lewisii<\/em>) is also called Lewis Flax, Prairie Flax, Blue Flax and Wild Blue Flax.<\/p>\n

This perennial plant can be found in North America from Alaska south to Baja California and from the Pacific Coast to east of the Mississippi River. Seeds can be purchased to grow in gardens. The five petals of these native wildflowers can range from very pale blue to deep blue to purple.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis'sLewis’s Flax blossoms \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter what their common name is or what color I find, I love photographing blooming Lewis’s Flax<\/span><\/a>. They look dainty and delicate but are actually fairly strong and hardy.<\/p>\n

Down in the Salt Lake Valley the best place I have found to photograph these wildflowers is out on Antelope Island State Park where they bloom earlier than they do up in the mountains which is usually when the baby bison<\/span><\/a> on the island are moving around with their mothers. Up in the mountains I find them blooming on the slopes from early June through July.\u00a0 At lower elevations I see them blooming earlier than I do at higher elevations.<\/p>\n

\"Lewis'sLewis’s Flax in bud and bloom \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I used my “bird” gear to take these photos. While I could have taken these images using my macro lens with a long lens I was able to take photos without walking up to these wildflowers which reduced the chance of trampling on other plants.<\/p>\n

I adore these beautiful wildflowers.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my wildflower, shrub and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While I was up in the Wasatch Mountains last week I saw several clumps of blooming Lewis’s Flax and I stopped to take a few photos of these lovely wildflowers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12860,1731,26,773,5347],"tags":[6627,6098,7353,12861,7155,3940,4142,6518,751,2523,5913,2559,4069,13025,4302,2291,5912,2315,2521,4307],"class_list":["post-103847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lewiss-flax","category-summit-county-utah","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","category-wildflowers","tag-bloom","tag-blooming","tag-blossoms","tag-blue-flax","tag-blue-wildflowers","tag-canyon","tag-close-up","tag-flowering","tag-hillside","tag-lewis-flax","tag-lewiss-flax","tag-linum-lewisii","tag-mountains","tag-mountainside","tag-native","tag-perennial","tag-prairie-flax","tag-summer-3","tag-wild-blue-flax","tag-wildflowers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/lewiss-flax-bloom-mia-mcpherson-2364.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-r0X","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47223,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/06\/10\/blooming-lewiss-flax-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","url_meta":{"origin":103847,"position":0},"title":"Blooming Lewis’s Flax in the Wasatch Mountains","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"One of my favorite wildflowers is Lewis's Flax, I love how the blossoms move in a breeze because it seems like they are dancing and their blue color is appealing to my eyes.","rel":"","context":"In "Hoverflies"","block_context":{"text":"Hoverflies","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/wildlife\/hoverflies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Bird Hoverfly on Lewis's Flax, Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wild-blue-flax-hoverfly-mia-mcpherson-7719.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wild-blue-flax-hoverfly-mia-mcpherson-7719.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wild-blue-flax-hoverfly-mia-mcpherson-7719.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wild-blue-flax-hoverfly-mia-mcpherson-7719.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57799,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/05\/14\/wildflower-season-has-started-in-northern-utah-lewiss-flax\/","url_meta":{"origin":103847,"position":1},"title":"Wildflower Season Has Started In Northern Utah – Lewis’s Flax","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Everywhere I go in the lower elevations of northern Utah I can see wildflowers blooming now.","rel":"","context":"In "Summit County"","block_context":{"text":"Summit County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/summit-county-utah\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Lewis's Flax in shade, Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lewiss-flax-blooms-mia-mcpherson-4589.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lewiss-flax-blooms-mia-mcpherson-4589.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lewiss-flax-blooms-mia-mcpherson-4589.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lewiss-flax-blooms-mia-mcpherson-4589.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102220,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/05\/08\/happy-mothers-day-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":103847,"position":2},"title":"Happy Mother’s Day 2022","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I wanted to wish all moms a Happy Mother's Day with a wildflower that I see blooming at this time of year in northern Utah. 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