Isatis tinctoria - Woad

Woad (Isatis tinctoria) is a biennial or short-lived perennial herb long grown for the blue dye fermented from its leaves, with bitter but edible leaves and medicinal use as well.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Dye¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Biennial
• Perennial

Footnotes

1. Isatis tinctoria | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰