Species
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
Varieties
4 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| lemon yellowBSI-H100400 | — |
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| orangeBSI-H100000 | — |
| Details |
| whiteBSI-H100100 | — |
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| ZanzibarBSI-H100050 | — |
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Carthamus tinctorius has upright stems, firm toothed leaves and rounded flower heads surrounded by pointed bracts.
Flowers and foliage
The tubular florets are distinct from the broad ray petals of a daisy. Botanical descriptions record yellow to red corollas and often small spine-tipped leaf teeth, so it should not be described as uniformly spineless.
Flower-head colour references
Lemon Yellow, Orange and Zanzibar are named seed references for ornamental assortments.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Carthamus tinctorius
- Common names
- dyer's-saffron; false saffron; safflower
- Synonyms
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- calcitrapa tinctoria; carduus tinctorius; carthamus glaber; carthamus inermis; carthamus tinctorius albus; carthamus tinctorius croceus; carthamus tinctorius flavus; carthamus tinctorius spinosus; carthamus tinctorius tinctorius; carthamus tinctorius typicus; carthamus tinctorius var. spinosus; cathamus tinctorius; centaurea carthamus
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Carthamus
- Species
- Carthamus tinctorius