plants catalogue

local plants for local colors

our plant catalogue is a work-in-progress and is continuously updated as we experiment and discover

color produced

  • black
  • blue
  • brown
  • burgundy
  • green
  • grey
  • orange
  • pink
  • purple
  • red
  • yellow

plant part

  • bark
  • berry
  • flower
  • fruit
  • leaf
  • nut
  • root
  • whole

coreopsis

tickseed I coreopsis tinctoria I meisjesogen
green, orange, red, yellow
flower

cosmos, chocolate

chocolate cosmos | cosmos atrosanguineus | chocoladecosmos
blue, brown, burgundy
flower

hollyhock

hollyhock I alcea rosea I stokroos
blue, green, pink
flower

horse chestnut tree

horse chestnut tree I Aesculus hippocastanum
black, grey, orange, pink
fruit

indigo, japanese

japanese indigo | persicaria tinctoria
blue, green
leaf

ivy

ivy I hedera helix
green, yellow
whole

madder

madder I rubia tinctoria I meekrap
orange, pink, red
root

marigold

marigold | tagetes erecta | afrikaantje
green, orange, yellow
flower

pokeberry

pokeberry | phytolacca | karmozijnbes
orange, pink, purple
berry

saw-wort

saw-wort I serratula tinctoria I zaagblad
yellow
flower

solidago

solidago canadensis I goldenrod I guldenroede
yellow
flower

st john's wort

st john's wort | hypericum perforatum | sint-janskruid
burgundy, green, yellow
flower

weld

weld | reseda luteola | wouw
yellow
flower

woad

woad | isatis tinctoria | wede
blue
leaf