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Resedaceae
Dyer's rocket
Reseda luteola
Also known as Yellow weed, Dyer's weld, Weld, Reseda luteola subsp. eu-luteola
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Dyers Rocket · Reseda · Dye Plant · Wildflower · Cottage Garden · Medicinal Herb · Drought Tolerant · Pollinator · European Native · Historical Plant
Dyer's rocket is a tough, low-maintenance biennial or short-lived perennial that thrives in well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade. Water regularly but avoid waterlogging, as it tolerates mild drought once established. Historically prized as a yellow dye plant, it is best suited to cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, or herb borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Chile Central, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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