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Indigo, Japanese
Seven Seeds Farm
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Indigo, Japanese
Seven Seeds Farm
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Japanese Indigo Persicaria tinctoria - (90 days) This annual herb is a relative of buckwheat, sorrel and yellow dock and has long been used for creating a delicious deep blue fiber dye from the leaves. There are numerous recipes for creating dye from the leaves-- either fresh or an elaborate fermentation processes. Pictured below are a few images from our 2019 dye batch experiments. It is very easy to grow and can yield multiple harvests of leaves over the season. Plant is frost sensitive. Space plants 12" apart. Plant produces clusters of pretty white & pink flowers. SSF. Packet: (0.3g = ~120 seeds) Here is a nice tutorial about the fresh leaf dye process: http://www.thedogwooddyer.com/blog/2014/9/27/fresh-leaf-indigo-dyeing podcast all about the history of Indigo https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-should-know/id278981407?i=1000466611270...
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Amaranth
Ammi
Ammobium
Aster
Baby's Breath
Bachelor's Button
Barley
Basil
Basketflower
Bells of Ireland
Borage
Bupleurum
Calendula
Campanula
Celosia
Cerinthe
Chamomile
Chinese Forget-Me-Not
Clarkia
Cleome
Columbine
Coreopsis
Cosmos
Dahlia
Daisy
Dame's Rocket
Dill
Echinacea
Eryngium
Euphorbia
Feverfew
Foxglove
Gaillardia
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Globe Amaranth
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