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Dye Plants

Natural dyes, or colorants, are derived from many sources including plants, invertebrates and minerals. Many natural dyes are from plant sources including roots, berries, bark, leaves and wood.1 This pages lists EEB Greenhouse accessions which have historically been utilized as dyes.
  1. Natural Dye at Wikipedia. Last accessed 2 December 2015.
  2. Image from Wikimedia Commons, under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.
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31 Accessions:

Bixa orellana Canna indica Lawsonia inermis Nerium oleander Olea europaea Punica granatum Nana Rosmarinus officinalis Sequoia sempervirens Spathodea campanulata Stylophorum diphyllum Syzygium jambos Whitfieldia elongata

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  • {1} Whitfieldia elongata - White Candles - Acanthaceae
  • {2} Lawsonia inermis - Henna - Lythraceae
  • {3} Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree - Bignoniaceae
  • {4} Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple - Myrtaceae
  • {5} Bixa orellana - Annatto - Bixaceae
  • {6} Vachellia farnesiana - Sweet Acacia, Popinac, Sponge Tree - Fabaceae
  • {7} Canna indica - Indian-shot - Cannaceae
  • {8} Rosmarinus officinalis - Rosemary - Lamiaceae
  • {9} Coriaria myrtifolia - Coriariaceae
  • {9} Nerium oleander - Oleander, Rose Laurel - Apocynaceae
  • {9} Punica granatum Nana - Dwarf Pomegranate - Lythraceae
  • {9} Reseda lutea - Yellow Mignonette - Resedaceae
  • {9} Reseda luteola - Weld, Dyer's Rocket - Resedaceae
  • {9} Ruta graveolens - Common Rue, Herb-of-Grace - Rutaceae
  • {10} Hedera helix - English Ivy (variegated) - Araliaceae
  • {10} Hedera helix - English Ivy (small leaf cultivar) - Araliaceae
  • {11} Hedera helix - English Ivy - Adult Form - Araliaceae
  • {11} Olea europaea - Olive - Oleaceae
  • {12} Umbellularia californica - California Laurel - Lauraceae
  • {13} Peganum harmala - Harmal - Nitrariaceae
  • {14} Coriaria nepalensis - Coriariaceae
  • {15} Sequoia sempervirens - Coastal Redwood - Cupressaceae
  • {16} Xanthorhiza simplicissima - Yellowroot - Ranunculaceae
  • {17} Stylophorum diphyllum - Celandine Poppy - Papaveraceae
  • {18} Phormium tenax - New Zealand Flax, NZ Hemp - Asphodelaceae
  • {19} Rumex acetosa - Garden Sorrel, Sour Dock - Polygonaceae
  • {20} Equisetum hyemale - Common Scouring Rush - Equisetaceae
  • {21} Eucalyptus globulus - Tasmanian Blue Gum - Myrtaceae
  • {22} Rivina humilis - Bloodberry, Rouge Plant, Baby Pepper - Phytolaccaceae
  • {0} Lycopus europaeus - Gypsywort - Lamiaceae
  • {0} Rubia tinctorum - Dyer's Madder - Rubiaceae
  • WISHLIST ITEM: Filipendula ulmaria - Rosaceae

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