indigo
Indigo plants are the namesake of the color "indigo" which is best described as a hybrid of purple and blue. Properly fermented, it's leaves can make a rich blue dye.
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Uses, Products & Exploitation
Indigo blooms are more purple than blue in appearance but their leaves can be fermented for the creation of blue dye.
Some varieties of indigo are edible, but many are not. Some are in fact toxic. Edible varieties are a delicacy or novelty food, not a staple.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Indigo is not one species of plant, but several related species.
On Earth, indigo plants originated from what is now China, Japan, India, and Peru, but has been cultivated in other places for many centuries.
In Scarterra, indigo plants first arose in the southern hemisphere near the equator. The demand for blue dye in Scarterra is great so indigo plants have been artificially cultivated in many places. Indigo grows best in warm climates with ample but not too much water.
Indigo is grown on the southern coast of West Colassia and to a lesser extant the southern coast of East Colassia and the northern coastal regions of Penarchia and Umera and theIsland of Lunatus.
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