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Dye Cutting Medicinal Culinary

 

Dye-Fragrance

(TP) Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) yellow and green dye

(A) Ambrosia (Chenopodium Botrys) strong fragrance

(P) Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) fragrance

(P) Beeblam (Monarda citriodora) fragrance

(P) Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) green and brown dye

(P) Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) yellow dye

(P) Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) various shades of yellow dye

(P) Hops (Humulus lupulus) red dye, also has sedative properties & used in brewing. -Varieties: 1. Nugget 2. Cascade 3. Willamette 4. Tetnager 5. Golden

(P) Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) best loved of the scented herbs

(P) Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) yellow & red dye from the roots

(TP) Lemon Verbena Aloysia triphylaa) potpourris & sachets

(A) Love-Lies Bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) red dye

(A) Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) yellow & gold dye

(P) Mints (Mentha spp.) Aromatics, used medicinally for indigestion, colic, fragrant teas - Varieties: 1. Spearmint (M. spicata)  2. Peppermint (M. x piperita) 3. Kentucky Colonel (M. spp.) 4. Applemint (M. suaveolens) 5. Pennyroyal (M. pulegium) 6. Eau de Cologne (M. spp.) 7. Curled mint (M. aquatica 'Crispa') 8. Lime mint (M. spp.)

(P) Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) green dye

(P) Rue (Ruta graveolens) yellow dye

(A) Scented geraniums (Pelargonium spp.) potpurris & sachets - Varieties: 1. Dr. Livingston 2. Grey Lady Rose 3. Strawberry 4. Staghorn Oak 5. Logeii 6. Lemon Rose 7. Orange 8. Old fashioned Rose 9. Fernleaf Rose

(A) Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) gold & rust dye

(P) Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) pink dye

(P) St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) red dye

(P) Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) and var. 'crispum') yellow to dark green dye

 

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