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Woad (Isatis tinctoria) seeds

Glastum is an old dye plant. In former days, indigo blue was gained from it.
Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

15,30 l

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SKU: 1115

GTIN: 4250601202747

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Woad is a historical dye plant from which the so-called "Erfurter Blau" was gained. Also, British warriors are said to have rubbed their faces with the dye of the plant at the time of Caesar to obtain a fearsome appearance when they were fighting the Romans. In colonial times, woad was supplanted by the stronger indigo blue. It, however, continues to play a role in Chinese medicine, which uses ground woad rhizomes prepared as an infusion or as flu medicine.

More recent medical research has also shown that woad could potentially play an important role in cancer prevention, as it can produce very high concentrations of the glucosinolate glucobrassicin which is also found in broccoli and cabbage.

Plant description

Species:	Brassicaceae
Root system:	Taproot Runners
Flower colour:	Yellow
Lifecycle:	Biennial
Flowering months:	May June
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	40 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
When to sow outdoors:	March April May June September October

Woad is a biennial, hardy plant. Directly sow outdoors from March to June. Preculture is also possible. The plant grows up to 1 m high and loves sunny locations.

Other names

Botanical name:	Isatis tinctoria, Isatis indigotica
English names:	Woad, Dyer's Woad

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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