page_title: Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands
section_title: Blue – Gorm
hierarchical_section_title: Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands / Recipes / Blue – Gorm
context_page_description: Traditional dyes of the Scottish Highlands are the
  native vegetable dyes used in Scottish Gaeldom.
  The following are the principal dyestuffs with the colours they produce. Several of the tints are very bright, but have now been superseded for convenience of usage by various mineral dyes. The Latin names are given where known and also the Scottish Gaelic names for various ingredients.
context_section_description: Blue
  Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) with alum or copperas
  Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) with alum
  "Ailleann" elecampane
caption: Vaccinum myrtillus
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