tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post5065884725577681068..comments2023-12-25T21:45:42.095+00:00Comments on Growing Colour Tyfu Lliw: Addition to the Dye Garden Ascelpius Tuberosa Butterfly MilkWeedHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-27806105327789577402009-06-13T08:10:39.080+01:002009-06-13T08:10:39.080+01:00Eupatorium purpureum-Joe Pye Weed.
Bettina I asked...Eupatorium purpureum-Joe Pye Weed.<br />Bettina I asked Enys who immediately said it was a dye plant in some of her books, although she is not sure which one or indeed what colour. She had planted it although she had regretted it as it was a garden thug. Then I saw a reference t o it today where it was said to give yellows with alum and green with copper sulphate.<br />bw HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-26123615285230243522009-06-11T17:39:39.260+01:002009-06-11T17:39:39.260+01:00What a wonderful tour. Now that I finally have a ...What a wonderful tour. Now that I finally have a place to put it, a dye garden is on my project list!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-48150603559640104392009-06-10T15:40:41.014+01:002009-06-10T15:40:41.014+01:00Helen, I think I am going to try again right after...Helen, I think I am going to try again right after flowering this time! I read that the seed heads make a pinkish to red tone, but when I used the very dry flowerheads last year I only managed a slightly "dirty" beige. maybe they should be used fresh - I'll give it a try. though the plant is nice to look at even without dye properties:) and the butterflies and bees adore the flowers! <br />thanks for the idea with the seeds, that would be lovely.Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-43663467213995362262009-06-09T17:48:48.464+01:002009-06-09T17:48:48.464+01:00Hi Bettina I haven't.Nor do any of my dye book...Hi Bettina I haven't.Nor do any of my dye books mention it as a dye,the nearest is the North American Dye book which mentions a relation E.Rugosum which is also poisonous . So tell me what colour do you get from it? <br />The aesclepis T is looking very happy at the moment -perhaps I have a slightly milder climate here- so if it produces seeds I will send you some to spin with. Enys grew three of which I have one so between all three we might have enough for you to spin a sample.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-30555782377192306642009-06-09T15:04:45.071+01:002009-06-09T15:04:45.071+01:00lucky you - I tried several of the asclepias speci...lucky you - I tried several of the asclepias species a few years back, but it didn't work. they germinated and grew on for a while, but I didn't manage to overwinter them, not even in the tunnel:(( I didn't want them for their dye properties though - I wanted them for their seed fibres, because I wanted to try to spin them:)) and apparently you can use stem fibres of some of them as well! interesting plants for further tests! btw, have you tried to dye with eupatorium purpureum?Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-22721926214682137802009-06-08T18:46:43.387+01:002009-06-08T18:46:43.387+01:00Milkweed sounds like it would be used for somethin...Milkweed sounds like it would be used for something to do with milk, i.e. ingesting to bring forth milk to feed a baby or maybe because it has a milky looking sap. Isn't it amazing how our ancestors have found a purpose for all these wonderful plants?<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-2859235309479167732009-06-08T15:50:45.958+01:002009-06-08T15:50:45.958+01:00What intrigues me is that people are astonished to...What intrigues me is that people are astonished to find that Weld grows around here saying in a puzzled voice "I have never heard of it" but there used to be stands on it growing on rough ground till they built houses on it. And it did look dramatic! I can't imagine dyeing with the butterfly weed it looks too pretty.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266388920813232236.post-81995232696288921652009-06-08T13:13:20.509+01:002009-06-08T13:13:20.509+01:00The Asclepius tuberosa is very attractive, also th...The Asclepius tuberosa is very attractive, also the Cosmos sulphureus.<br /><br />I hadn't thought of Weld as a particularly attractive plant, until one of my neighbours who is a keen gardener came around and saw it in full flower, she thought it was stunning, and when I thought about it I had to agree, but of course I'd planted it for the dye pot ;)Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.com