Rubia tinctorum
An evergreen perennial with long, spreading, dark green stems with small, star-shaped yellow flowers in Summer followed by green berries turning red then black.
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- Aspect: East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
- Family: Rubiaceae
- Flower Colour : Yellow
- Flower Season: Summer
- Foliage: Evergreen
- Fruit Colour : Black, Green, Red
- Fruit Season: Summer
- Habit : Spreading / Branched
- Hardiness : H6 (Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe) -20 to -15C
- Moisture: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Season of Interest : Summer
- Soil: Loam, Sand
- Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Rubia tinctorum
madder
dyer's madder
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An evergreen perennial with long, spreading, dark green stems with small, star-shaped yellow flowers in Summer followed by green berries turning red then black.
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