Japanese Indigo
Persicaria tinctoria
Approx 10 seeds.
In Japan, indigo blue is known as ‘Ai’, which is also the word for ‘love’. This leafy plant is easier to grow in temperate climates than Indigofera tinctoria.
Gives blues and turquoises in the dye pot.
Seed packaging & label are made from 100% recycled paper.
Persicaria tinctoria
Approx 10 seeds.
In Japan, indigo blue is known as ‘Ai’, which is also the word for ‘love’. This leafy plant is easier to grow in temperate climates than Indigofera tinctoria.
Gives blues and turquoises in the dye pot.
Seed packaging & label are made from 100% recycled paper.
Persicaria tinctoria
Approx 10 seeds.
In Japan, indigo blue is known as ‘Ai’, which is also the word for ‘love’. This leafy plant is easier to grow in temperate climates than Indigofera tinctoria.
Gives blues and turquoises in the dye pot.
Seed packaging & label are made from 100% recycled paper.
How to grow
Annual. Height - 60-90cm. Prefers full sun.
Sow seeds indoors in early spring before transplanting outside after the last frost has passed.