Dye Plants

Cosmos sulphureus - Planted in a row, the bushy plants grow into a 4-5' hedge covered in countless orange blossoms. Starts blooming in early summer...

Isatis tinctoria - Biennial herb with a long history of use as a blue dye. At one point woad was the major source of blue dye in Europe, but was mo...

Cota tinctoria - (aka; Golden Marguerite) Bright yellow flowers, which are used to make an equally bright yellow dye. Plants reach 2-3' high, with ...

Coreopsis tinctoria - aka: Plains Coreopsis, Garden Tickseed. Annual wildflower native to most of central North America. Slender stems and leaves, ...

Beautiful plant with multiple uses. From tasty micro-greens to a good salad green or spinach substitute. Dark red leaves and trailing fuchsia bloom...

Isatis indigotica - A smaller plant compared to European (Dyer’s) Woad. By some accounts this species is pound for pound the better dye material. A...

Coreopsis tinctoria - 2 foot tall bushy annual plants utterly covered in dark red blooms. Great for containers and small spaces. The dried flowers ...

New for 2025 - Ratibida columnifera - Fast growing and drought tolerant perennial wildflower. They often bloom their first year. Native to the prai...

New for 2025 - Rubia tinctorum - aka Dyer's Madder. Source of brilliant red dye. Tough and long lived perennial in the same family as cleavers. 3' ...

New for 2025 - Cosmos sulphureus - Vigourous and bushy 4' plants. Yellow blooms continue throughout late summer and into fall, and feed multitudes ...

New for 2025 - Reseda lueola - aka Dyer's Rocket, Dyer's Weed - Source of bright yellow dye. Weld was the primary source of yellow dye from ancient...

Scabiosa atropurpurea - Annual flower and dye plant. Dark purple (nearly black) flowers, followed by curiously geometric round seed heads. Blooms s...

New for 2025 - Agrimonia eupitoria - Common Agrimony, Churchsteeples, Sticklewort. Perennial herb with graceful yellow flower stalks. Traditional m...