Coreopsis Coreopsis
Plant: After last frost

Coreopsis tinctoria

100 seeds/pack

Fast growing herb native to the north American plains. The showy yellow flowers with maroon centers are low growing, deer resistant, used medicinally and produce a deep golden plant dye. Direct sow or start in trays and transplant. 

$3.25
Japanese Indigo Japanese Indigo
Plant: After last frost
Persicaria tinctoria
100 seeds/pack  I  80 days
Japanese Indigo is a popular dye plant used to produce brilliant blue color on cloth. This variety will grow well in most soils and yields white and pink blossoms late in the season. The leaves are picked for dyeing and there are several methods to choose from. The seeds start easily in potting soil and should be started indoors around the same time as tomatoes.
$3.25
Weld Weld
Plant: After last frost

Reseda luteola

100 seeds/pack  |  biennial

Also known as Dyer’s Rocket, this plant is one of the strongest lightfast sources of yellow in the natural dye world. The tiny seeds can be sown in late summer for small overwintering plants or the spring. This biennial will produce flowering stalks in the second year and are the brightest source of dye.
$3.25