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mugwart

Mugwart

MUGWORT: Yields pale yellows, sage, beige Source: Grows locally as a weed or in dried leaves Its name can be linked to the English word for moth. In Ancient Greece, the botanist Dioscorides claimed it repelled insects in the garden,...

dandelion

Dandelion

DANDELION: Yields yellows and light browns Source: Plentiful in many backyards There are a few examples in the historic naming of this plant. One namesake comes from the French Normans following their defeat over England in 1066. They named it...

Cannabis

CANNABIS: Yields a butter yellow, to a deep gold and light brown Source: From marijuana leaves of the plant now legal to grow in Canada The harvest and industry of Cannabis has a long, varied history going back centuries. More recent...