single pack- approx 250 seeds

double pack-approx 500 seeds

Learn Indigo GROWING & DYEING in

-A Year in Natural Dyes-

& in my

FRESH INDIGO & WOAD Lesson

Japanese Indigo (Persicaria Tincotoria -or- Polygonum Tintorium') is a favorite variety of indigotin bearing plant to grow in temperate to hot areas. The plant belongs to the buck wheat family and produces a beautiful blue green aqua color on silk and wool (protein fibers) using a very simple 'fresh leaf' method outlined here on my blog. If you grow enough (more than a few plants worth) and have sufficient leaf weight you may also like to try extracting the indigotin from the leaves to create an indigo vat to dye true indigo blues on all types of natural fibers. I teach this and more in my Fresh Indigo Online Workshop.

Extracted indigo can also be used to make indigo pigment paint for printing and painting. Instructions on germinating, growing, and harvesting your indigo are included with your seed order. Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last threat of frost in your area for a jump start on the season to give yourself multiple harvests throughout the summer and early fall, or directly in the ground in full sun with plenty of water during the spring and a deep weekly watering during the summer. Amend your soil with a natural source of nitrogen for the healthiest plants and the most leaves!

For those interested in growing enough indigo for extracting pigment to then use in creating your own homegrown blue indigo vat or for making paints from your pigment- I recommend my Fresh Indigo + Woad Lesson outlining my detailed growing and cultivation strategy including harvesting, dyeing, and saving seed.

You can also learn quite a bit about what to do with your Fresh Indigo Plants- direct dyeing, extracting pogment, making indigo vats directly from leaves, and how to make an indigo vat from dried leaves. Fresh Indigo Online Workshop

Please sow this coming season (2024), as germination rate diminishes after one year. See the Fresh Indigo + Woad Lesson. to learn more about cultivating this plant. And read my blog post on my favorite way to use homegrown indigo- Fresh Leaf Indigo Dyeing!

My Fresh Indigo Workshop will guide you through various processes of working with your homegrown indigo- including how to fresh leaf dye in various ways, extract pigment and create a whole spectrum of color with indigo leaves alone (indigo contains other colorants beyond blue!). It comes with over 3 hours of video instruction and multiple info-packed PDF’s complete with resources, process tips & explanation, and step by step instruction.