Alkanna tinctoria - Dyer's alkanet

Dyer’s alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria) is a low-growing perennial herb of the Mediterranean basin, grown for the red dye its roots yield.

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Footnotes

1. Alkanna tinctoria | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷