Years back my son did a science fair project with plants and red dye, it turned out pretty interesting.
The pansy watered with several drops of red food coloring added, the one watered with several drops of Rit fabric dye lived and it didn’t much discolor the flower petals (white) though the leaves became much darker.
Of the white carnations kept in the dyed water, the food color was taken up better than the fabric dye. I don’t recall the details all that well anymore, it has been a long time since then.
I’ve always wondered since his experiment about tattoo dye, when it is done in the extreme. I can’t say much, I love Sweet&Low and most all diet drinks—sugary drinks make my mouth feel yucky. I smoke and quit and smoke again...hahahaha talk about yuck mouth :p. This is unhealthy but I do it.
*the one with food coloring died.
....I get so frustrated with me