Natural Dye - Gardenia

Gardenia Blue Extract Powder is a distinctive plant-based dye made from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides. It produces soft blue-green tones, a colour range that is relatively rare among botanical dyes, making it a valuable addition to any natural dye palette. This ready-to-use extract offers a straightforward way to introduce cooler hues into your dyeing without the need for the more complex preparation associated with indigo vats. It dissolves easily and allows dyers to create subtle, calming blue-green shades on natural fibres.

Gardenia Blue is particularly well suited to wool, silk and other natural fibres, and can also be combined with other botanical dyes to develop a wide range of nuanced colours.

Benefits

• Rare botanical blue-green tones – introduces cooler hues to natural dye palettes
• Plant-based colourant – derived from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides
• Easy-to-use extract – dissolves readily for straightforward dye preparation
• No indigo vat required – a simple way to achieve blue-green shades
• Versatile colour pairing – complements earthy yellows, browns and greys beautifully

Technical

• 100% natural extract powder from gardenia fruit.
• Produces muted green-blue or teal tones.
• Recommended usage: 3–4% WOF.
• Works best on wool and silk; not ideal for cellulose fibres.
• Dissolves quickly in warm water for smooth application.
• Can be layered with yellow dyes for sea-green results.