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Tag Archives: Phoenicia
Purple for the people!
Every year when the fall bulb catalogs arrive, I look down my nose at the pictures of crocuses. This is entirely unprovoked on their part, as they have done nothing to deserve such disdain. Perhaps it is the jaded satiation … Continue reading
Posted in Color, Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping
Tagged cochineal, crocus, dye, history of purple, Murex snail, Phoenicia, power, Purple color, Roman Empire, Thyr, wealth
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