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MULGA

Acacia aneura

With edible sap and flowers, and incredibly

hard wood, Mulga has been used for all

sor ts of things by Aboriginal people in

Australia for thousands of years. The little

flowers are also used to make a yellow dye,

while a rich green colour can be made from

the seed pods!

INDIGO

Indigofera tinctoria

Another ancient one, indigo has been used

for centuries. Evidence of indigo has been

found with Egyptian mummies from 2,

BC, and today the synthetic version is used

to give your blue jeans their colour!

Natural indigo was made from the leaves

of the indigo plant, and was the oldest colour

used in traditional Indonesian batik

cloth. Indigo got its name from

the Greeks, who called

it “indikon” meaning

“from India”.

Surprisingly,

indigo is a

par t of the

bean family!

LILY OF THE VALLEY

Convallaria majalis

Don’t be fooled by the

pretty-sounding name of this

flower! This sweet-smelling

plant is highly poisonous if you

eat it.

But boiling the leaves of this lovely lily

produces a green dye, though the left-over

water needs to be disposed of ver y carefully

as it is naturally toxic. Eating this plant, or

drinking water that it has been sitting in,

can slow your hear t and cause

serious vomiting.

TADEAI PLANT

Persicaria tinctoria

Crushing the leaves of this

plant produces a dark blue dye.

It was largely used in ancient Japan to dye

fabrics such as cotton and silk. In the 15th

centur y, the ruling cour t in Okinawa, Japan,

demanded blue-dyed fabric as tax from the

people. Commoners were not allowed to dye

any of their garments this colour, as it was

considered a colour fit only for royalty.

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