Green Alkanet - Pentaglottis sempervirens

Other names :- evergreen bugloss, Alkanet

 

Green alkanet was imported into Britain for use as a dye. It was cultivated by monasteries because the roots of the plant produce a rich red that is ideal for ecclesiastical cloth. Its religious connections may go back as far as ancient Egypt where priestesses are said to have used it as a hair dye.

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