It is an annual plant that flowers throughout the summer, giving orange or yellow flowers of about 5 centimetres in diameter, until the low temperatures of autumn arrive. The plant is usually about 50-60 cm, but can reach up to two metres in height. Its natural habitat is open places, grasslands, roadsides or watercourses, and it is native to central and southern Mexico, with a warm subtropical climate.
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Bidens pilosa — a growing guide
[en español aquí] This growing guide is for the seeds you can loan through Librarika. Sign up on Tintorial Seed Library following these instructions. In addition, you can find previous cultivation guides under the ‘growing guide‘ tab. Several species of the genus Bidens are used as dye plants. They are generally simple to grow andContinue reading “Bidens pilosa — a growing guide”
Commelina erecta — a growing guide
[en español aquí] This growing guide is for the seeds you can loan through Librarika. Sign up on Tintorial Seed Library following these instructions. In addition, you can find previous cultivation guides under the ‘growing guide‘ tab. It is an annual plant, i.e. its cycle lasts one season, more or less from April to October,Continue reading “Commelina erecta — a growing guide”
Reseda luteola — a growing guide
[en español aquí] This growing guide is for the seeds you can loan through Librarika. Sign up on Tintorial Seed Library following these instructions. In addition, you can find previous cultivation guides under the ‘growing guide‘ tab. Weld is one of the three basic dye plants in Europe, along with madder and woad, to obtainContinue reading “Reseda luteola — a growing guide”
Carthamus tinctorius — a growing guide
[en español aquí] This growing guide is for the seeds you can loan through Librarika. Sign up on Tintorial Seed Library following these instructions. In addition, you can find previous cultivation guides under the ‘growing guide‘ tab. Safflower is one of the classic dyes in half the world. Its cultivation has been perpetuated as aContinue reading “Carthamus tinctorius — a growing guide”
Coreopsis tinctoria — a growing guide
[en español aquí] This growing guide is for the seeds you can loan through Librarika. Sign up on Tintorial Seed Library following these instructions. In addition, you can find previous cultivation guides under the ‘growing guide‘ tab. It is an annual plant with yellow petalled flowers with a maroon centre. Sometimes the whole flower isContinue reading “Coreopsis tinctoria — a growing guide”
Rubia tinctorum — a growing guide
[en español aquí] Once you have formalised your loan at the library and while the seeds arrive, you can take a look at this growing guide, especially if you didn’t grow this plant before. And if you did and read this guide, feel free to comment with corrections. You can also ask your questions onContinue reading “Rubia tinctorum — a growing guide”
The Textile Orchard 