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  2. Persicaria tinctoria - Wikipedia

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    Persicaria tinctoria is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family. Common names include Chinese indigo, Japanese indigo and dyer's knotweed. [2] [3] [4] It is native to Eastern Europe and Asia. The leaves are a source of indigo dye.

  3. Indigo dye - Wikipedia

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    Several plants contain indigo, which, when exposed to an oxidizing source such as atmospheric oxygen, reacts to produce indigo dye; however, the relatively low concentrations of indigo in these plants make them difficult to work with, with the color more easily tainted by other dye substances also present in these plants, typically leading to a ...

  4. Indigofera - Wikipedia

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    Scraps of Indigo-dyed fabric likely dyed with plants from the genus Indigofera discovered at Huaca Prieta predate Egyptian indigo-dyed fabrics by more than 1,500 years. [8] Colonial planters in the Caribbean grew indigo and transplanted its cultivation when they settled in the colony of South Carolina and North Carolina where people of the ...

  5. Indigofera decora - Wikipedia

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    Indigofera decora, commonly known as summer wisteria, is a species of shrub native to China and Japan that has since been introduced to Australia and Sri Lanka. [1] A member of the genus Indigofera, its family is Fabaceae [2] and is used primarily for decorative purposes, [3] though it has also been used to make indigo-colored dye.

  6. Indigofera tinctoria - Wikipedia

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    Red, White, and Black Make Blue: Indigo in the Fabric of Colonial South Carolina Life (University of Georgia Press; 2013) 140 pages; scholarly study explains how the plant's popularity as a dye bound together local and transatlantic communities, slave and free, in the 18th century. Grohmann, Adolf. Färberei and Indigofabrikation in Grohmann, A ...

  7. Indigofera kirilowii - Wikipedia

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    Indigofera kirilowii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern, central and northern China, the Korean Peninsula, and Kyushu island of Japan. [1] A deciduous, suckering shrub typically 75 cm (30 in) tall, it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 7.

  8. Indigofera hendecaphylla - Wikipedia

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    Indigofera hendecaphylla, the creeping indigo or trailing indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Old World Tropics and Subtropics, and has been introduced to various locales, including Japan and Australia. [ 1 ]

  9. Miyako jofu - Wikipedia

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    Miyako jofu (宮古上布) is a traditional Japanese textile made from the ramie plant that is produced in Miyakojima, Okinawa. It often features a kasuri design and has a glossy finish and high breathability. [1] In 1975, miyako jofu was recognized as a traditional craft by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

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