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A Gallery of Dye Plants

Close up of small yellow flowers blooming.
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Close up of small yellow flowers blooming.

Black Eyed Susans

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Tall dark purple plant in a field.
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Tall dark purple plant in a field.

Hopi Amaranth

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Close up of one yellow Safflower.
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Close up of one yellow Safflower.

Safflower

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Close up of a purple Lead Plant with lots of small green leaves.
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Close up of a purple Lead Plant with lots of small green leaves.

Lead Plant

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A bush with long green stringy stems.
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A bush with long green stringy stems.

Weld

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Close up of a bush with one bloom of a light purple flower bunch.
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Close up of a bush with one bloom of a light purple flower bunch.

Joe Pye Weed

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A field of tall green plants with large leaves.
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A field of tall green plants with large leaves.

Japanese Indigo

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A close up of a light purple flower blooming.
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A close up of a light purple flower blooming.

Flax

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