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Dye Plants
Dye plants to grow in a Manitoba garden:
Coreopsis - Coreopsis tinctoria
Dyer’s Broom - Genista tinctoria
Dyer’s Chamomile / Golden Marguerite - Anthemis tinctoria
Dyer’s Woad - Isatis tinctoria
Goldenrod - Solidago spp.
Indigo - Persicaria tinctoria
Lady’s Bedstraw - Galium verum
Madder - Rubia tinctoria
Marigold - Tagetes erecta
Pot Marigold - Calendula officinalis
Safflower - Carthamus tinctorius
Tansy - Tanacetum vulgare
Weld - Reseda luteola
Yarrow - Achillea millefollium
Zinnia - Zinnia elegans
Black Knight Scabiosa, Scabiosa atropurpurea
Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia
Black Magic Bachelor's Buttons, Centaurea cyanus
Yellow Cosmos, cosmos sulphureus
Comfrey, Symphytum
Hollyhock, Alcea Rosea (dark flowers)
Sorrel, Rumex
Woad and Tansy have the potential to become invasive in the wild and should not be allowed to spread seed from the garden.
Where to BUy Dye Seeds
Grand Prismatic Seed, Utah, USA - https://www.grandprismaticseed.com This is the best source for indigo seeds that we have used.
Richter’s Herbs, Ontario — https://www.richters.com/
Heritage Harvest Seeds, Manitoba — https://www.heritageharvestseed.com/
Wild Garden Seed, Oregon USA — https://www.wildgardenseed.com/
Salt Spring Seeds https://www.saltspringseeds.com/collections/dye-plants
