Rudbeckia: Green Eyes
(Rudbeckia hirta)
We’re offering 4 different Rudbeckia varieties this season so be sure to check them all out. This Green Eyes variety yields beautiful yellow shades on cellulose fibers (see photo 3). If you make a dye bath by mixing this variety with the Black Eyed Susan variety it yields a gorgeous bronze green shade. One of my favorite colors!
Grown, harvested, and cured by Sara here in southwestern Colorado on Ancient Future Farm. Our family has been tending this land and soil with regenerative growing methods since 2005. Our soil is nurtured through extensive cover cropping and our crops are fertilized with compost that we make right here on site. We never use synthetic chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or fungicides. Our dye flowers are harvested every day by hand when they reach their optimal potential and then carefully cured in our curing room out of direct sunlight. All of our natural dyestuffs are packaged in heat sealed envelopes to keep them fresh. For best results we recommend using them within a year.
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Rudbeckia: Green Eyes
(Rudbeckia hirta)
We’re offering 4 different Rudbeckia varieties this season so be sure to check them all out. This Green Eyes variety yields beautiful yellow shades on cellulose fibers (see photo 3). If you make a dye bath by mixing this variety with the Black Eyed Susan variety it yields a gorgeous bronze green shade. One of my favorite colors!
Grown, harvested, and cured by Sara here in southwestern Colorado on Ancient Future Farm. Our family has been tending this land and soil with regenerative growing methods since 2005. Our soil is nurtured through extensive cover cropping and our crops are fertilized with compost that we make right here on site. We never use synthetic chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or fungicides. Our dye flowers are harvested every day by hand when they reach their optimal potential and then carefully cured in our curing room out of direct sunlight. All of our natural dyestuffs are packaged in heat sealed envelopes to keep them fresh. For best results we recommend using them within a year.
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