On the edge

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  1. Liz A says:

    I recall dyeing with prairie coneflower (aka thimbleflower, aka Mexican hat) and getting a stunning blue … which quickly faded to gray, but oh, it was glorious while it lasted

    and I love the plant database at the Wildflower Center … https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=raco3

  2. Catherine says:

    Nice plant database! I usually use “go botany” when looking up native plants. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/
    Learning about plants is lots of fun. I dyed with blue butterfly tea once, got blue. It may fade but it was on book pages, so well protected from light as long as the books were closed.

    • Liz A says:

      thanks for the gobotany link … I really like their keys, very informative and user-friendly … we’re fortunate that the Wildflower Center is just ten minutes up the road, so we can see the local natives in all seasons … the best key of all!

      • Catherine says:

        Nice to be so close to the Wildflower Center! Our closest center for seeing natives is Acadia Wild Gardens, about 40 minutes away. I’m very interested in native plantings and trying to put more natives in my yard.

  3. Nancy says:

    Beautiful view! The guy said today that maybe I could dye with the new instant coffee he’s drinking….you know you live with a maker if thoughts like this come to mind! haha

    • Catherine says:

      Every once in a while, Sam will come up with some suggestion related to dyeing. Funny, because he has no interest in doing it himself but it’s clearly entered his consciousness!

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