Safflower, Orange (annual)
Carthamus tinctorius
Safflower is an ancient crop with multiple uses. On one hand, it was used for dying fabrics and food. The natural dye gives a yellowing, orange or red colouration. On the other hand, a valuable cooking oil can be pressed from the seeds. You will often find this in supermarket shelves. With their scruffy, bright-orange flower heads, they look great in bouquets. Height reaches up to 70 cm.
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| Product number | AC-6370-00 |
| Content in grams | 2.27 |
| Content in seeds | 50.00 |
| Content in m2 | 3.00 |
| Family | composite plants, daisy family |
| Thousand-seeds weight (TKW) | 45.4 grams |
| Seeds per gram | 21.9 |
Sow in mid-April to mid-May. We recommend direct sowing into the garden bed with rows spaced at 30 cm. Within rows, every 20 cm plant two seeds. Protect crops from birds who seek out the oil-rich seeds. Sunny ground with nutrient-rich soils ensure a bountiful crop. If you want to harvest the seeds for oil pressing, cultivate in plastic tunnels. Wait until the flowers are mature and dry then thrash and separate the oil-heavy seeds from the chaff.
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