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...

Centaurea cyanus - Silvery foliage and an abundance of dark and lacy purple-black flowers. Edible flowers, cut-flower or as a dye plant for foods o...

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 ...

Ratibida columnifera - Fast growing and drought tolerant perennial wildflower. They often bloom their first year. Native to the prairies, ranging f...

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

Cosmos sulphureus - Vigourous and bushy 4' plants. Yellow blooms continue throughout late summer and into fall, and feed multitudes of bees and but...

Reseda lueola - aka Dyer's Rocket, Dyer's Weed - Source of bright yellow dye. Weld was the primary source of yellow dye from ancient times right up...

New for 2026 - Baptisia australis - Native perennial. Their native range includes southern Ontario, southern Quebec and much of the eastern US. Bea...

Juglans nigra - Valued for their nuts as well as their dark lustrous wood. Native across the deciduous woodlands of the eastern US, and the Carolin...

Agrimonia eupitoria - Common Agrimony, Churchsteeples, Sticklewort. Perennial herb with graceful yellow flower stalks. Traditional medicinal from n...

New for 2026 - Basella rubra - Very cool and unique vegetable! Heat loving annual vine with thick succulent leaves. They're tender and mild all thr...

New for 2026 - Amaranthus caudatus - This unique plant caught every visitor's attention at the farm last year. 5' tall stalks with long pendulous r...

New for 2026 - Tagates erecta - Tall, bushy and prolific Mexican marigold. This mix is a spectrum of shades from dark orange to bright gold and eve...

New for 2026 - Lithospermum erythrorhizon - aka Chinese Gromwell, Zi Cao. Dye plant and medicinal, with a long history of cultivation in both Japan...

New for 2026 - Celosia argentea plumosa - Vibrant multi-coloured plume-type celosia. The feathery heads come in many hues of red, pink, yellow and ...