From this small shrub blue indigo dye is obtained.
Medicinal, antibacterial and antioxydant effects.
Soak the seeds in water at 60ºC. Then let the seeds soak in this water that is cooling for 48h. Sowing in spring with temperatures 20ºC/25ºC.
Greening, Specimen, Medicinal

| Flower colour | Pink |
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| Botanical name | Indigofera tinctoria |
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| Life cycle | Annual, Biennial, Perennial |
| Sowing period | March, April, May, June, Spring |
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| Average germination (%) | 30 |
| Seeds per gram | 200 |
| Type of use | Greening, Specimen, Medicinal |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | No preference |
| Soil type | No preference |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained |
| Hardiness | Non hardy |
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