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plant id for pigment
walkabout:
yea im kind of fond of it too,lol. i told my girlfriend im pruning it to grow the length of the shrubs because it just looks nice. if i can get some use out of it too it will be a definite plus. stuff grows wicked fast here, within a few days of me harvesting flowers it springs back just as many new ones, of course i only pluck petals to minimize any damage it might do.
Pat B:
The flowers only last a day anyway. ;)
walkabout:
really? i hadnt noticed that they died off after a day interesting though, im glad that i posted it. i know it will probably take me all year in order to collect a significant amount of petals to ude as pigment though depending on how well i can extract it.lol
Pat B:
Elderberries are getting ripe about now so you can get dark maroon color from them. Blue is hard to come by.
Timo:
Pat, you ever try to get some blue from bachelor buttons?
I found a brilliant orange by accident last year while tending some Asiatic lilies. the stamen I believe? got some on my fingers and had a hard time getting it off! ???
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