tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post3147660084960794049..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: False IndigoGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-81554444601860889402010-06-26T08:54:07.517-05:002010-06-26T08:54:07.517-05:00if i were to write down my favorite parts of this ...if i were to write down my favorite parts of this poem, i would have to copy the whole thing!<br /><br />so<br />oooh!<br />woah, man!<br />cool :-)<br /><br />wonderful tids and bits all the way through.<br /><br />and the colour in the photo...is so pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-42940826469873658092010-06-25T20:50:04.228-05:002010-06-25T20:50:04.228-05:00I love how I always learn something when I come he...I love how I always learn something when I come here...in poetry too! I've never seen it either, but it is lovely. Thank you for sharing your gardening expertise with us, Glynn.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-76814815658144198742010-06-25T18:26:08.615-05:002010-06-25T18:26:08.615-05:00"infant baptism of seed" ... how very de..."infant baptism of seed" ... how very descriptive ... reminds me of the poppies when they go to seed ... a population explosion waiting to happen.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-84194884220302088392010-06-25T18:10:13.790-05:002010-06-25T18:10:13.790-05:00Maureen -- thank you for saving me from having to ...Maureen -- thank you for saving me from having to look it up!<br /><br />And Glynn, as always, your words seed my mind with fields of wildflowers blowing in the wind.<br /><br />Beautiful!Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-13954098734166745482010-06-25T16:19:55.121-05:002010-06-25T16:19:55.121-05:00Kat's question was my invitation to go look t...Kat's question was my invitation to go look this up. <br /><br />Apparently, because it was used as a substitute for a "superior" dye-producing plant from the West Indies, it came to be called "blue false indigo". <br /><br />How Stuff Works says that after going to seed it was planted to produce the dye for colonial Americans. It's been cultivated since 1724.<br /><br />According to a Wiki entry, the genus name comes from the ancient Greek "bapto" meaning "to dip" or "immerse" and the Latin "australis" meaning "southern". Native Americans are known to have used it for dyeing, to purge (its roots were used in teas); to treat tooth aches and nausea; and as eyewash.<br /><br />It seems to have a lot going for it.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-87376449781543975032010-06-25T09:41:19.309-05:002010-06-25T09:41:19.309-05:00false indigo? I wonder why it's called that. T...false indigo? I wonder why it's called that. They look like bluebonnets. Beautiful picture and words.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-54843066243952079552010-06-25T08:52:48.973-05:002010-06-25T08:52:48.973-05:00Beautiful words and picture...thanks for sharing!Beautiful words and picture...thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866639097998917122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-89611477358289909972010-06-25T07:42:54.476-05:002010-06-25T07:42:54.476-05:00Never seen it before, but I'd like to, now.Never seen it before, but I'd like to, now.Kathleen Overbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684519598333961438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-38981378954469323742010-06-25T06:36:59.503-05:002010-06-25T06:36:59.503-05:00". . . green stalagmites thrusting like cigar...". . . green stalagmites thrusting like cigars from the soil . . ."<br /><br />I like that. I love the photo.Sandra Heska Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770393615748405966noreply@blogger.com