Whole dried marigold flowers

(Tagetes erecta)

We're really proud of the marigolds we grew this season. They're the largest, most dense, and saturated marigolds we've yet to grow! These whole dried flowers can be used to set up an immersion dye bath. I love working with whole flowers especially the big marigolds! It’s such magic to see them floating in the dye pot.

Be sure to check out our new marigold options this year! We have marigold garlands, marigold petal confetti for eco printing, and finely ground marigold petals.

Marigolds yield beautiful shades from warm yellows, to greens, to browns depending on the fiber type and mordants used.

Available in 4 sizes this year! 50 gram, 100 gram, 1/2 pound, and wholesale 1 pound options are available in the dropdown menu.

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