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Asteraceae
Dyer's plumeless saw-wort
Serratula tinctoria
Also known as Serratula tinctoria, Serratula tinctoria var. vulgaris, Dyer's woad, Saw-wort
Native Plants · Dye Plant · Serratula · Saw-Wort · Rare · Historical · Pollinator · Perennial · Asteraceae · Butterfly · Cottage Garden
Dyer's plumeless saw-wort is a specialist perennial historically grown for its yellow dye, thriving in partial shade with consistently moist, well-drained soil. Water regularly during the growing season and cut back spent stems in autumn to encourage healthy regrowth. It is a rare find in the garden world, ideal for dye plant enthusiasts and wildlife-friendly plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil evenly moist; avoid prolonged dry spells · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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