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Madder

Crops, herbs and berries

A scrambling plant with a root of deep red.

How to get it

Sow madder on farmland; dig the red roots when the plant sprawls. Ready in about 45 minutes (5 stages; any climate; no water needed). Each pick gives 2 to 3. Dyers boil the root for the oldest red there is.

What it is used for