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25 Best Plants to Grow for Homemade Dye

Woad

This blue-producing plant is related to cauliflower and broccoli!

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Bachelor buttons

These tiny little flowers make a lovely blue dye

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Japanese indigo

Japanese indigo fixes readily to plant fibers

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Russian sage

You'll find many excellent uses for Russian sage. Dyeing cloth just happens to be one of them.

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Goldenrod

Goldenrod--bees love it, and so do home dye-makers!

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Dyer’s chamomile

Deadheading yellow chamomile will keep it producing abundantly

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Black-eyed Susan

Black eyed Susan is easy to grow and will give you lovely gold colors.

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Calendula

Calendula is a garden favorite for many reasons and this versatile flower will make nice yellow to green and brown dye.

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Bloodroot

With the right mixture, bloodroot will create a range of colors.

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