Re: there is hope

No, I think it's a different species used to make the dye. I've grown 2 ornamental species and kirilowii has the larger flowers. It dies to the ground here every year and then send up new shoots, expanding its clump a bit each year. 

http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=D530

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net> 
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Cool. Have you ever tried to make dye with the indigo? Apparently, it
was one of the more important crops the colonies exported to Europe.
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On Mar 7, 2008, at 5:38 PM, Kitty wrote:


I started Indigofera kirilowii from seed last year quite successfully.
 They were just too small (4in pots) for me to want to trust leaving
them outside for the winter.  So I kept them in the garage (w some
late Carex divisions & 6 tiny pots of species peony starts and one Jet
Bead)  The pots dried out and would not moisten up w more water; the
water just streamed through them. I finally decided to bring them in
to the cold back bedroom to slowly bring them out of dormancy.  I
soaked the pots for awhile to make them take a good soak so they'd be
able to hold moisture again.

Just now I cleaned them up, disposing of lost leaves & debris.  The
jet Bead & most of the Indigo have some green buds or new shoots, so I
think they will make it.  The Carex is still green.  And the peonies -
Yes!, I see some eyes!

There is hope!
And I just started 40 more cells of Indigo a couple of weeks ago - all
have germinated.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Browning"
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Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] there is hope



So far, photos don't come through. Congrats on the blooms. My first
mini daffodil opened yesterday and there are fat buds on the
forsythia. It's coming!
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Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 7:25 AM
Subject: [CHAT] there is hope



Hope this photo shows up - maybe I have to do a link for this board
instead of an attachment or insertion.? In case it doesn't, I can
tell
you that I have several glorious patches of winter aconite in bloom.?
Now if the sun would come out, maybe the buds would open!


Kathy






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Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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