Persicaria Japanese Indigo Seeds
Japanese Indigo is not, if we're being honest, the most beautiful plant you can grow. But hot damn is it a fun one! Take these leaves, stick them in a blender, and you've got a vibrant dye. Magic! Pure magic!
Japanese Indigo leaves can be used fresh, so have everything ready before you harvest. Harvest 10 or so stalks of Indigo, stick the leaves into your blender, cover with very cold water, and blend. Strain this mixture into your dying pot, mix in 2T white vinegar, and stick the cloth you want to dye into the pot. Mix it around for about 5 minutes - 1 hour depending on how deep you want the color. It will look yellow-ish/green in the pot, but when you pull the cloth out of the pot and expose it to oxygen it turns blue! Behold! After rinsing if you want a darker color, simply put it back in the pot
Includes 25 seeds
Japanese Indigo leaves can be used fresh, so have everything ready before you harvest. Harvest 10 or so stalks of Indigo, stick the leaves into your blender, cover with very cold water, and blend. Strain this mixture into your dying pot, mix in 2T white vinegar, and stick the cloth you want to dye into the pot. Mix it around for about 5 minutes - 1 hour depending on how deep you want the color. It will look yellow-ish/green in the pot, but when you pull the cloth out of the pot and expose it to oxygen it turns blue! Behold! After rinsing if you want a darker color, simply put it back in the pot
Includes 25 seeds
Plant Info
Botanical Name
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Persicaria tinctoria
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Height
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1-2 ft when full grown |
Spacing
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12" between plants
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Light
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Full sun or part shade
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Zone
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Grows everywhere in the USA (annual, zones 2-11)
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Kids & Pets & Deer
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Non-toxic, and Deer Resistant |
Climate
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Heat-loving |
Water
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Requires regular water |
Indoor & Pots
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Grows well in containers outside |
Growing Info
Stick in the dirt 1/4" deep, 2" apart. Water gently & regularly as seedlings emerge over the next 2 weeks. Once babies are 2” tall, pluck so there's just one per 12" | |
Find a place that gets mostly sun, and good soil | |
Spring, after last frost (they're very cold sensitive), or start inside 6 weeks earlier | |
We're here for those magic leaves | |
Water regularly | |
Make something cool with these guys! |
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