Dyer's greenwood is a perennial shrub that sprouts anew each spring from the roots. It has upright shoots of one to two feet, seldom longer. The flowers are grouped in clusters at the ends of the shoots and bloom from June to August. Throughout Europe, the Black Sea region in Turkey and the Caucasus . Dyer's greenwood grows on dry soil and can also be found in open forests.
Historical Data
Dyer's greenwood has been mentioned since the Middle Ages in Europe as a dye plant. At the time of Edward III (1312-1377) in England , it was used with indigo from woad to produce green, at that time famous as Kendal green.The dyer s greenwood ( Genista tinctoria ) was very popular in the old English dyers. Because, stems, leaves, pods and flowers of Genista tinctoria contains of great quantities of dyestuffs. In some of urban archaeological sites seeds of Genista tinctoria , weld and other residues of dye plants ( York at medium 9th -11th and, in Dundas Wharf to Bristol ; 13th-14th centuries) were found together. The clothier-dyer William Partridge emigrated to United States with the seeds of Genista tinctoria in 1808, and cultivated it in New Jersey .
