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''Helianthus annuus''; colorant à base de tournesol (Fr.); girasol (Esp.);
''Helianthus annuus''; colorant à base de tournesol (Fr.); girasol (Esp.);


== Authority ==
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==


* D. Cardon, ''Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology and Science'' (original edition ''Le Monde des teintures naturelles''), Archetype Publications, Ltd., London, 2007
* D. Cardon, ''Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology and Science'' (original edition ''Le Monde des teintures naturelles''), Archetype Publications, Ltd., London, 2007

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Sunflowers in bloom

Description

A natural yellow dye obtained from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) blooms. Sunflowers produce a bright yellow dye in alkaline solutions that is not lightfast. In acetic acid solutions, however, sunflowers give a colorfast golden color on wool with an alum mordant. The seeds of the sunflower plant were also used by native Americans to produce a dark purple color used for dyeing baskets.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Helianthus annuus; colorant à base de tournesol (Fr.); girasol (Esp.);

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • D. Cardon, Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology and Science (original edition Le Monde des teintures naturelles), Archetype Publications, Ltd., London, 2007
  • R.J. Adrosko, Natural Dyes in the United States, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1968