Vibrant Acres Colour Farm
 
Indigo (Japanese Indigo, Persicaria tinctoria). It seems utterly magical that a fairly unassuming green leafy plant can create such a vibrant blue from its leaves! The only hint at what’s to come is when the leaves show distress and turn blue – like they do after an early frost. 
 
Japanese indigo just loves our clay soil and maritime climate and we find that it grows very well on our farm. We harvest the fresh leaves at their peak, remove them from their stems by hand, and dry them immediately to preserve maximum colour and freshness. Dried indigo leaves will dye a range of light aqua blue to a rich medium blue depending on the process you follow and quantity of leaves you use.