Version 1.0 (c) Slow Lane Studio 2021
Natural colour, dyes & plant-based pigments
A to Z of Dye Plants – by Common Name A to Z of Dye Plants – by Latin Name Alder Alnus glutinosa Acacia catechu Cutch Alkanet Alkanna tinctoria Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut Birch Betula spp. Alkanna tinctoria Alkanet Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia spp. Allium cepa Red Onion Buckthorn Rhamnus spp. Alnus glutinosa Alder Buddleia Buddleja davidii Anthemis tinctoria Dyer’s Chamomile Carrot Daucus carota Betula spp. Birch Cherry Prunus spp. Buddleja davidii Buddleia Cosmos Cosmos sulphureus Caesalpinia sappan Sappanwood Cutch Acacia catechu Carthamus tinctorius Safflower Dahlia Dahlia spp. Coreopsis tinctoria Tickweed Dyer’s Chamomile Anthemis tinctoria Cosmos sulphureus Cosmos Dyer’s Greenweed Genista tinctoria Dahlia spp. Dahlia Elm Ulmus spp. Daucus carota Carrot French Marigold Tagetes patula Equisetum sylvaticum Horsetail Fustic Maclura tinctoria Genista tinctoria Dyer’s Greenweed Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Haematoxylum campechianum Logwood Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Hedera helix Ivy Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Isatis tinctoria Woad Indigo Persicaria tinctoria Juglans nigra Walnut Ivy Hedera helix Larix decidua Larch Larch Larix decidua Maclura tinctoria Fustic Logwood Haematoxylum campechianum Persicaria tinctoria Indigo Madder Rubia tinctorum Prunus spp. Cherry Oak Quercus spp. Punica granatum Pomegranate Pomegranate Punica granatum Quercus spp. Oak Red Onion Allium cepa Reseda luteola Weld Rhubarb Rheum spp. Rhamnus spp. Buckthorn Rose Rosa rugosa Rheum spp. Rhubarb Safflower Carthamus tinctorius Rosa rugosa Rose Sappanwood Caesalpinia sappan Rubia tinctorum Madder Tickweed Coreopsis tinctoria Rudbeckia spp. Black-eyed Susan Walnut Juglans nigra Solidago Canadensis Goldenrod Weld Reseda luteola Tagetes patula French Marigold Woad Isatis tinctoria Ulmus spp. Elm
This is a list of plants used in Slow Lane Studio’s sample cards of fabrics, papers and yarns, though not all are in each section. It is by no means an exhaustive list of all dye plants. However, more will be added as they are completed. Please refer to actual cards to see the part of the plant used as a dye.