Plants to Consider for Dyeing and Eco Printing

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Some of these plants have been listed because they are known dye plants, others for the shape they create when eco printed. Please ensure you conduct your own research to assess the safety of touching and inhaling any plants you pick. I have not dyed with all these plants, these are just suggestions based on research so please conduct your own experiments. 112

• Alder (Alnus incana) • Annatto (Bixa orellana) • Apple (Malus domestica) • Aronia/Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) • Ash (Fraxinus species) • Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) • Basil/Purple Basil (Ocimum basilicum var. purpurescens) • Bay Laurel (Laurel nobilis) • Birch (Betula papyrifera) • Black Cohosh or Black snakeroot (Cimicifuga racemosa) • Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) • Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) • Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) • Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale) • Borage (Borago officinalis) • Brazilwood (Caesalpinia species) • Buckthorn (Rhamus species) • Carrot (Daucus carota) • Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) • Catmint (Nepeta cataria)

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• Causarina a.k.a. Australian Pine or Ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia) • Chestnut (Castanea species) • Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) • Comfrey (Symphytum species) • Coreopsis ( Coreopsis lanceolata, Coreopsis verticillata, Coreopsis grandiflora) • Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) • Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) • Cutch (Acacia catechu) • Dafodil (Narcissus species) • Dahlia (Dahlia hortensis) • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) • Dock (Rumex species) • Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia, Cornus canadensis, Cornus sericea, Cornus stolonofera) • Dyer’s Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria) • Dyer’s Broom / Dyer’s greenweed / Woadwaxen (Genista tinctoria) • Dyer’s Chamomile / Golden margeurite (Anthemis tinctoria) • Dyer’s Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) • Elder (Sambucus nigra, Sambucus canadensis) • Elm (Ulmus species) • Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus cinerea, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus niccolai, Eucalyptus populous, Eucalyptus parvula) • False (wild) Indigo (Baptisia australis) • Fern / Bracken (Mateuccia struthiopteris, Pteridium aquilinum) • Fig (ficus carica) • Fustic / Dyer’s Mulberry (Chlorophora tinctoria) • Geranium / Cranesbill (Geranium and Pelargonium species) • Ginkgo biloba / Maidenhair (Ginkgo biloba) • Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) • Grape (Vitis riparia) • Grevillea (various species) • Hawthorn (Crataegus species) • Heather (Calluna vulgaris) • Henna (Lawsonia inermis) • Heuchera (Heuchera villosa) • Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) • Hollyhock Nigra (Alcea rosea) • Horsetail (Equisetum) • Hydrangea (Hydrangea species) • Hypericum (Hypericum species) • Indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) • Iris (Iris species)

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• Ivy (Hedera helix) • Japanese Indigo / Dyer’s Knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria) • Japanese Knotweed (fallopia japonica) • Juniper (Juniperus communis) • Ladies Bedstraw (Galium verum) • Lilac (Syringa species) • Logwood (Haematoxylum campechianum) • Madder (Rubia tinctorum) • Mahonia (Mahonia species) • Maple (Acer genus) • Marigold (Calendula officinalis) • Mimosa (Mimosa species) • Nettle (Urtica dioica) • Oak (Quercus species) • Onion (allium cepa) • Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) • Pear (Pyrus communis) • Peony (Paeonia species) • Pomegranate (Punica granatum) • Prunus (Prunus species e.g. apple, plum, cherry, crabapple, etc.) • Purple Basil (ocimum basilicum) • Purple sandcherry (Prunus cistena) • Quebracho (Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco) • Red Amaranth / Hopi Red Dye (Amaranthus cruentus) • Rhubarb (Rheum species) • Rose (Rosa species) • Rowan (Sorbus species) • Safflower (Carthamnus tinctorius) • Sage (Salvia species) • Sanderswood / Saunderswood (Pterocarpus santalinus) • Saskatoonberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) • Smokebush (cotinus coggygria) • Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) • Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) • Strawberry (fragaria virginiana) • Sweet Gum (liquidambar styraciflua) • Sycamore (Platanus species) • Tamarisk (Tamarix species) • Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) • Thyme (Thymua vulgaris) • Tulip (Tulipa species)

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• Turmeric (Curcuma longa) • Violets (Viola species) • Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) • Walnut (Juglans nigra) • Weld (Reseda luteola) • White Avens (Geum canadense) • Willow (Salix species) • Woad (Isatis tinctoria) • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium and Achillea hybrids)