Black Hollyhock

(Alcea rosea)

Black hollyhocks yield beautiful shades from soft purply grays and purples, to sage and dark greens depending on the fiber type and mordants used (see samples and sample card in photos). These can be used for bundle dyeing or eco-printing experiments or to set up an immersion dye bath. Be sure to check out our resource links below.

Available in 3 sizes this year! Select from 30 grams, 60 grams, and 150 gram options in the dropdown menu.

Please note that hollyhocks dry to be practically weightless. For example, the half pound bags we use to package our other flowers barely fit 150 grams of hollyhock flowers (which is a tremendous amount of dried hollyhock flowers : )

Grown, harvested, and cured by Sara here in southwestern Colorado on Ancient Future Farm. Our family has been tending this land and soil with regenerative growing methods since 2005. Our soil is nurtured through extensive cover cropping and our crops are fertilized with compost that we make right here on site. We never use synthetic chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or fungicides. Our dye flowers are harvested every day by hand when they reach their optimal potential and then carefully cured in our curing room out of direct sunlight. All of our natural dyestuffs are packaged in heat sealed envelopes to keep them fresh. For best results we recommend using them within a year.

Resources:

Natural Dyeing With Dye Flowers

Farm & Folk Dye Flower Recipes