Indigo Powder Dealers in Nerul, Navi Mumbai (1 products available)

We are offering indigo powder. the word indigo has its origin from the latin word ‘indicum’ meaning blue dye from india. Indigofera tinctoria is a sub-tropical plant which yields indigo. Indigo powder is also known as neel and wasma. Indigo is a deciduous shrub, it grows in subtropical regions and temperate areas of india and requires plenty of light. Indigo is grown from seed and is harvested bi-annually. Indigo plant grows to one to two meters high with small green leaves and purple colour flowers. The mature plants are cut off just above the soil, and allowed to dry in the open fields for three or four days. The leaves are collected, crushed and stored. The crushed leaves are pulverized to a powder. Indigo is an ancient dye plant known for the clarity and fastness of the blue colour.