Rubia tinctorum, the rose madder or common madder or dyer's madder, is a herbaceous perennial plant species belonging to the bedstraw and coffee family Rubiaceae.

2022年8月30日 · Madder (Rubia tinctorum) is a plant native to the Mediterranean that has been used for centuries to make reliably vivid red dye. The plant is a perennial that is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9, but in colder zones it can be grown in containers and overwintered indoors.

Madder, genus of about 80 species of perennial plants in the madder family (Rubiaceae), several of which were once commonly cultivated as a source of dye. Madder species are distributed throughout the Mediterranean region, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

2024年7月12日 · If you’re into the world of natural dying, madder is one of the best plants for vibrant red dye. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow this plant at home.

Madder (Rubia tinctorum) is a perennial plant that has been used to dye textiles for thousands of years. Used with a mordant of alum, it produces a red color. Madder is mostly used on wool, cotton, silk and leather. The part of the plant that is used to produce the dye is the root which can be harvested when it is two years old.

2017年1月21日 · With its scrambling habit and close resemblance to cleavers, most people would not judge Common Madder an attractive garden plant. However, if weeds are kept at bay, large beds of madder produce beautiful clouds of tiny yellow star-shaped flowers in July/August and glossy black berries in October.

Madder is a plant known almost exclusively as a dye plant. The long fleshy root, when dried and milled, yields a variety of colors: red, pink, brown, orange, black, lilac, and purple, depending upon the mordant used.

It contains around 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and subshrubs native to the Old World. [1] The genus and its best-known species are commonly known as madder, e.g. Rubia tinctorum (common madder), Rubia peregrina (wild madder), and …

2025年2月28日 · Madder, Rubia tinctorium, also known as common madder, dyer's madder, and rose madder is a historical natural dye plant. It's importance as a dye plant throughout history cannot be over stated. The attractive pointed leaves and long stems of Madder plants tend to lightly cling when you brush over them. They have very strong growing roots that ...

Madder (Rubia tinctorum) is a perennial herb native to the eastern Mediterranean and Central Asia. It’s the most important source of “true” red in plant dyeing.