Plant

Part/s used

Colour

Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva ursi

Fruits

Blues

Buckthorn
Rhamnus sp.

Fruits

Yellows, greens

Barberry
Berberris' veitchii

Stem

Yellows

Sumach
Rhus typhina

Twigs,
fruits

Oranges
Reddish browns

Dyers Broom
Genista tinctoria

Tops

Yellows

Mahonia
Mahonia aqufoliurm

Fruits
leaves

Blues, purples,
maroon & yellows

Blueberry
Vaccinium corybosum

Fruits

Reds, blues

Elder
Sambucus nigra

Fruits

Blues, purples,
reds & greens

Bird Cherry
Prunus padus

Fruits

Blues, purples &
deep greens

Viburnum
Viburnum globosum

Fruits

Untested

Pokeweed
Pytolacca americana

Fruits

Reds

Blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum

Fruits

Untested

Privet
Ligustrum vulgare

Leaves,
berries

Yellows, green

Hibiscus
Hibiscus cannabinus

Stems

Untested

Solanum
Solanum intrusum syn
scabrum

Fruits

Mid blues, purples & greens

Safflower
Catharmus tinctoria

Flowers

Yellows (reds with alcohol)

Golden Rod
Solidago canadensis

Flowers

Yellows

Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria

Flowers

Yellows, reds