This plant native to the eastern part of North America grows best in zones 3 to 9. There are several alternate names for blue ...

Winnipeg Gardener reader Susan Southern began noticing a long, narrow bug feeding on the leaves of her blue false indigo plant a few summers ago. She sent a photo of the bug to Winnipeg Gardener ...

She followed it into a thicket of pines, where she discovered a patch of wild blue indigo hidden among the trees.

Plants have a prostrate growth habitat ... Auricles are absent. Seed heads of Blue grama resemble a human eyebrow. Short, flat, lax leaf that tapers to a sharp point. Leaf light to medium green, ...

breathing new life into the deep hue known as Japan blue. He shares his thoughts on innovating indigo. He's dedicated to the ancient technique of using the leaves of the indigo plant to dye ...

Soon, these plants and flowers will be used to make ... and materials. Japanese indigo makes a deep blue dye, and flax gets turned into yarn for linen fabric. Hibiscus manihot roots and Japanese ...

People have been wearing blue jeans for centuries. Originally, the blue color came from a natural indigo dye. The dye was chosen for the way it interacted with cotton. When heated, most dyes ...

Adding some additional plants such as Columbine (Aquilegia spp.), Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea), Blazing Star (Liatris spicata), Bergamot (Monarda spp.), Blue False Indigo (Baptisia ...

Indigo factories were sited on river valleys for the water supply, and because indigo plants (several species of Indigofera) grow best in rich soils. Harsh working conditions in indigo fields and ...

BLUE ALCHEMY Stories of Indigo is a featurelength documentary about indigo a blue dye that has captured the human imagination for millennia It is also about people who are reviving indigo in ...

Steven is a personal finance writer covering topics from mortgages to credit cards to market news. He has written for The Motley Fool Canada, Ramsey Solutions, Nerdwallet, Clever Real Estate, and ...