• Category: Border Gems
• Height: 48-60 inches

DYE PLANT Aka Dyer's Rocket, the leaves, flowers or seeds from this biennial are harvested late in the second season to create a rich yellow dye. First year growth is a low rosette. Prefers well-drained moderately fertile soil. Used since antiquity, legend has it that overdying weld-dyed fabric with woad will yield Lincoln Green, the color Robin Hood's crew wore to blend in to Sherwood Forest.