Golden Rod (Solidago virgaurea)
Golden Rod (Solidago virgaurea)
Golden Rod (Solidago virgaurea)

Golden Rod (Solidago virgaurea)

Golden Rod (Solidago virgaurea)

Golden Rod is a classic natural dye that delivers bright, cheerful yellow tones with soft green undertones. Made from the dried flower heads of the Solidago virgaurea plant, it’s one of the most stable, easy-to-use yellows in the natural dye palette. Whether used as a standalone colour or layered with other botanical dyes, Golden Rod adds light and warmth to your fabrics with effortless charm.

Benefits

Golden Rod offers dependable performance, easy extraction, and versatile colour blending potential. Its natural brightness lifts any palette, while its compatibility with other dyes gives artisans endless creative freedom. For textile artists seeking lively yet natural shades, this is the go-to yellow.

Perfect For:

  • Natural wool, silk or linen dyeing projects.
  • Eco-printing and botanical patterning.
  • Over-dyeing for lime greens or warm golds.
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  • 100% dried plant material from Solidago virgaurea.
  • Produces bright yellow to yellow-green hues.
  • Use 50–100% WOF depending on intensity.
  • Works beautifully on wool, silk and cotton.
  • Combine with iron modifier for antique greens.
  • Excellent as a blending dye with indigo or madder.

  • Simmer plant material gently to extract pigment.
  • Strain before adding fibre to prevent spotting.
  • Pre-mordant with Alum for best uptake.
  • Store dry and sealed to preserve freshness.

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Click & Collect : Thomastown

When ordering online you can choose 'Click & Collect' for order collection at our premises at 2/99 Heyington Ave, Thomastown, Victoria. We will email you confirming when your order is ready to collect.

Orders can be collected 10am 4pm Monday to Friday and we would appreciate it if you could collect your order within a week.

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