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Isatis tinctoria

Also Known As

Glastum
Woad

Plant type

perennial, annual / biennial

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Isatis tinctoria plant details

Isatis tinctoria is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial or perennial with green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Isatis tinctoria

Plant type: annual / biennial or perennial
Plant family: brassicaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: potentially invasive

GROWING CONDITIONS for Isatis tinctoria

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Woad! Grow this if you need to dye some cloth, or yourself for that matter, blue. Also not too bad in the garden. A biennial or short lived perennial, it produced a low mound of foliage the first year, then big masses of yellow mustard flowers up to three feet tall the next. Native to Europe, and classified as an invasive weed in much of the Western US, so probably best not grown out there. Zone 5