Many of the plants used in our installation may be used in the dye process. Below is a list of our plantings and the colors they can create.
Pinus contorta var. latifolia 'Taylor's Sunburst'
Taylor's Sunburst Shore Pine
Trees
Populus tremuloides
Quaking Aspen
Shrubs
Arctostaphylos x coloradensis 'Chieftan'
Chieftan Manzanita
Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmunds'
Louis Edmunds Manzanita
Arctostaphylos x coloradensis 'Panchito'
Panchito Manzanita
Camellia x 'Taylor's Perfection'
Camellia Taylor's Perfection
Cistus 'Sunset'
Sunset Rockrose
Cistus skanbergii
Dwarf Pink Rockrose
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
Midwinter Fire Dogwood
Erica carnea 'Golden Starlet'
Golden Starlet Winter Heath
Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Blue Pacific Shore Juniper
Lavandula angustifolia
English Lavender
Mahonia repens
Creeping Oregon Grape
Microbiota decussata 'Celtic Pride'
Celtic Pride Siberian Cypress
Pinus mugo 'Carstens Wintergold'
Carstens Wintergold Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo 'Wintersonne'
Wintersonne Mugo Pine
Ribes sanguineum 'King Edward'
Red Flowering Currant
Rosmarinus officinialis 'Arp'
Arp Rosemary
Vaccinium ovatum 'Cascade Sunburst'
Cascade Sunburst Huckleberry
Grasses, Perennials, Bulbs, Groundcover Mixes
Aubrieta 'Axcent Burgundy'
Rock Cress Axcent Burgundy
Bellis perennis 'Tasso White'
English Daisy
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights
Diamond Heights Ceanothus
Erodium x 'Bishop's Form'
Bishop's Form Heronsbill
Galium odoratum
Sweet Woodruff
Sagina subulata 'Aurea'
Scotch Moss
Saxifraga x urbium 'Aureopunctuata'
Golden London Pride
Viola cornuta x Sorbet XP Yellow Jump Up
Horned Violet
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Hyacinth
Lewisia cotyledon 'Rainbow Mix'
Rainbow Mix Lewesia
Muscari armeniacum
Grape Hyacinth
Narcissus 'Pink Charm'
Pink Charm Daffodil
Narcissus 'Spring Sunshine'
Spring Sunshine Daffodil
Narcissus 'Tete a Tete'
Tete a Tete Daffodil
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
Raspberry Splash Lungwort
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Carex comans 'Frosty Curls'
Frosty Curls New Zealand Hair Sedge
Carex testacea
Orange New Zealand Hair Sedge
Festuca glauca 'Beyond Blue'
Beyond Blue Fescue
Helianthemum nummularium 'Henfield Brilliant'
Henfield Brilliant Sunrose
Helleborus
Hellebore
Heuchera 'Spellbound'
Spellbound Coral Bells
Brackenfern
Pteridium
Lichen branches
Calluna vulgaris 'silver knight'
Silver Knight Scotch Heather
Plants used by our installation artist, Rachel Grunig, to dye the fabrics in her woven pieces
Pink/Mauve
Avocado skin
Indigo
Madder
Cochineal
Blue/Green/ Grey
Indigo
Purple Pincushion
Black Hollyhock
Camellia
Weld
Eucalyptus
Yellow/Gold
Marigold
Weld
Sulfur Cosmos
Coreopsis
Camillia
Indigo
Butterfly Bush
Eucalyptus
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Lacewing Fine Gardening and Botanical Design is an ecological landscape design/build company that creates naturalistic outdoor spaces. Our landscape designs celebrate four season interest with a focus on beautiful and beneficial plant choices that support pollinators and create magic in a vase arrangement. Our landscape construction projects prioritize natural materials and building techniques. We are a passionate group of designers, builders, plant nerds, natural stone enthusiasts, dry stack wall builders, and wild floral designers with a deep love and respect for nature. This is our second year participating in the Northwest Flower and Garden Show and we celebrated 10 years of building gardens in November 2025.