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Dye Plants

Dye Plant
Helianthus annuus (90-100 days) Open-pollinated. Rare indigenous heirloom used as a natural dye source for coloring baskets purplish charcoal. Also edible. 8' stalks. read more

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Dye Plant
Dyer’s Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria Open-pollinated. Beautiful native ornamental. Provides a full palette of color from yellows and greens to rusts and browns-and even black. read more

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Bouncing Bet unavailable, insufficient germination
Saponaria officinalis Open-pollinated. Not a dye plant; saponin-rich roots and leaves used to gently wash wool. Sweetly clove-scented pink perennial attracts pollinators. 3' plant. read more

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Madder sold out, substitute 5914.
Rubia tinctorum Open-pollinated. Ancient and excellent source of red dye. Harvest roots after three years and grind to yield a wash- and light-fast red dye par excellence. 4' plants. read more

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Dye Plant
Madder - Organic
Rubia tinctorum Open-pollinated. Ancient and excellent source of red dye. Harvest roots after three years and grind to yield a wash- and light-fast red dye par excellence. 4' plants. read more

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Weld - ECO unavailable, no new supply coming
Reseda luteola Open-pollinated. Used since antiquity as a natural source of wash-fast and light-fast deep yellow dye. Attractive to bees. read more

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Dye Plant
Indigo
Polygonum tinctorium Open-pollinated. Japanese indigo preferred by dyers in Maine. A tender annual, indigo thrives in fertile soil and likes heat and humidity. read more

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Amaranths

Amaranth
Hopi Red Dye - Organic
Amaranthus cruentus (46 days) Open-pollinated. Stately 6' plant with 1-2' deep burgundy inflorescences. Traditional food dye. read more

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Tomatoes

Slicing Tomatoes

Slicing Tomato
Lycopersicon esculentum (68 days) Open-pollinated. The color of port with metallic green stripes. Great flavor, productivity, size, disease tolerance. Usually bi-lobed, avg 9 oz. Holds well in field. read more

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Asian Greens

Asian Green
Garland Serrated Chrysanthemum unavailable
Glebionis coronaria (40 days) Open-pollinated. Japanese Shungiku prized for small grey-green leaves and 5" yellow flowers, both edible. Sow in spring. read more

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Flower Seeds

Cosmos

Cosmos
Tango Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus Open-pollinated. Flame-red free-flowering double blossoms on wiry stems. 4' tall. read more

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Grains

Specialty Greens

Specialty Green
Red Callaloo
Amaranthus tricolor (120 days) Open-pollinated. Very red Jamaican traditional green for Callaloo stew. Beautiful tricolor blaze makes it ornamental as well. read more

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Flower Seeds

Coreopsis

Coreopsis
Early Sunrise Coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora Open-pollinated. Dense 18" plants loaded with 2" semi-double vivid golden-yellow blooms. read more

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Herbs

Lady’s Mantle unavailable, no new supply coming
Alchemilla mollis Open-pollinated. Perennial. 12-18" Bears large loose sprays of tiny greenish-yellow flowers from early summer onward. Makes a good border and ground cover in shady locations. read more

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