Dye seeds Marigold, Tagetes erecta

Marigold flowers dye fabrics and yarns yellow to orange, together with iron mordant they produce strong dark tones. This variety can bloom both bright orange and yellow.

This annual is best planted in a sunny location with well-drained, humus-rich soil. This marigold variant grows up to 80cm high and is beautiful in mixed plantings. Like smaller marigolds, they are good partners in mixed cultures and are effective against nematodes.

The large, double flowers don't just contain dye, they are also edible. Marigold is also traditionally used as a medicinal plant. You can harvest flowers from the plants several times, and if there are no early frosts, they will bloom well into late autumn.

The seeds were grown locally. I offer a kit with several dye plants.

Start indoors: March – April
Plant outdoors: mid May
Sow in place: May – June

Spacing: 30cm or more

Contains about 75 seeds. If you need more, find a bigger pack here.