Isatis tinctoria (Woad)

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This traditional dye plant has towering and puffy clouds of yellow-green in spring with glamorous, shiny, ebony seedpods which store in dried arrangements for years. More
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This traditional dye plant has towering and puffy clouds of yellow-green in spring with glamorous, shiny, ebony seedpods which store in dried arrangements for years. Currently a very fashionable plant, all over the Chelsea Flower Show gardens.

Genus Isatis
Group/Species tinctoria
Type Hardy Biennial
Common Name Dyer's Woad
Border Position Back, Middle
Soil Type Chalky, Fertile, Neutral
Scent Unscented
Site Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture Well-drained
Height 1.3m (4ft 3in)
Spacing 60cm (24in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting Soak the seed before sowing to remove the inhabiting chemical that creates dormancy. Lightly cover with soil and water well. Plants prefer an alkaline soil, this can be created by working lime into the soil.
Care Tips Like other plants of the cabbage family, woad plants are susceptible to club root. Do not plant where other brassicas have been grown. Deadhead or cut to prevent self-seeding.
Flowering May
Harvesting Flower production: 1 month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
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