Mythe

Mythe has unusual pigmentation; crimson bleeds through the deepest of indigo blue forming patches of purple in places, and leaving areas of deep pure blue in other areas. A white base is visible in patches - some have white eyes.

The Ghost is named after an historic site of the endangered woad plant, For centuries, woad has been used to provide a highly sought after deep indigo blue dye. Naturalists are hoping that this rare plant used by the ancient Britons to dye their bodies blue will grow again on the Gloucestershire site near Tewkesbury. The Mythe Cliff alongside the River Severn used to be alive with the flowers of Dyers Woad every spring and summer. The highly valued rich dye obtained from the plant was used by warriors to make them look fearsome, and to colour cloth shades of blue.
Even in the late 1970s, there were as many as 120 of the plants growing in the area, which has been the habitat for the plant for at least 2,000 years. But since then, numbers of the plant have dwindled and recently it has not appeared at all. A reappearance is not ruled out. The seed will still be dormant in the ground, and there is still a chance that these ancient woad plants will return.

Batch of 52

Release date: 24/7/20