Aug. 23., 2009 | 03:52 pm
No:: koijots
From as far back at the 10th Century, the crop grew purple in India, the Middle East and Europe, with its origins traced to Afghanistan.
There are even reports that as long ago as 2000 BC, temple drawings from Egypt show a plant believed to be a purple carrot.
It was not until the 17th Century that they turned orange, when patriotic Dutch growers favoured the colour - as used on the national flag.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natu
There are even reports that as long ago as 2000 BC, temple drawings from Egypt show a plant believed to be a purple carrot.
It was not until the 17th Century that they turned orange, when patriotic Dutch growers favoured the colour - as used on the national flag.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/natu