Indigo Plant Uses
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Indigo plant uses. Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue color see indigo. Historically indigo was a natural dye extracted from the leaves of certain plants and. Indigofera is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and.
Members of the fabaceae or pea family false indigo flowers distinctive pea like blossoms also come in white baptisia alba and yellow baptisia tinctoria as. Baptisia australis commonly called blue false indigo is an upright perennial which typically grows 3 4 tall and occurs in rich woods. A native north american wildflower false indigo is an excellent choice for sunny gardens all over the continent. Plants form a tall bushy clump of grey green.
Borders cottage gardens prairies meadows and native plant gardens. Effective in naturalized settings. Best as a specimen or in small groups. Cotton indigo from japan by teresa duryea wong is a free netgalley ebook that i read in late july.