Persicaria, Japanese Indigo ~ 25 seeds
- Sun Preference
- Full-Sun
Description
Japanese Indigo | Persicaria tinctoria
Grow your own blue dye! Indigo is one of the oldest plant textile dyes, and it’s pretty as an ornamental, too. These vigorous plants produce an abundance of side shoots for cut-and-come-again plant dye material and, as they mature they yield pretty clusters of pink flowers. Achieving the famous dark blue hues requires advanced dye techniques, but it’s easy (and fun!) to produce aqua, teal, and pale blue-green with fresh leaves. In our trials, we had good results with the fresh leaf method on natural fabric blends pre-treated with soya.Seed Starting Successfully
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Details
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds shallowly and provide warmth, light and even moisture. To aid in germination, seeds may also be soaked for 12-24 hours in advance. Transplant outdoors 12" apart after danger of frost has passed. Harvest as desired by cutting above a branching point, ideally before flowering for dye.
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| Brand | Hudson Valley Seed Co |
|---|---|
| Seed Packet Type | Flowers |
| Sun Preference | Full-Sun |
| Deer Resistant | No |
| Plant Life Cycle | Annual |
| Mature Height (Range) | 25" - 36" |
| Mature Spread (Range) | 12" - 24" |
| Spacing Between Rows | 12" |
| Spacing in Row | 12" |
| Planting Depth | 1/8" |
| Days to Germination | 10-14 days |
| Days to Maturity | 75 days |