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Carthamus Grenade Orange is a warm-season annual with rounded orange buds on smooth-leaved stems for fresh, dried or green-stage floral use.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant Type: Warm-season annual cut and dried flower.
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Scientific Name: Carthamus tinctorius
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General Sowing Time: Spring to early summer once frost risk has passed and soil is warming.
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Position: Full sun.
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Sow Depth: Cover seed lightly in a prepared seedbed or start in trays for transplanting.
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Spacing: 15-23 cm apart for cut-flower production.
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Germination: About 10-14 days in warm, evenly moist conditions.
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Height: Source copy notes 81-102 cm.
Why Grow This Variety
- Rounded orange buds bring strong colour to bouquets.
- Stems can be used fresh, dried or harvested green.
- Smooth leaves make stems easier to handle than thornier safflower types.
- The crop suits warm-season cut-flower production.
Garden Uses
Plant Carthamus Grenade Orange in a sunny cut-flower row and harvest stems for fresh arrangements, dried bunches or green-stage texture.
Growing Notes
- Use free-draining, fertile soil and avoid waterlogging.
- Keep seedlings moist while establishing, then water deeply as needed.
- Avoid overcrowding so stems remain strong.
- Harvest when buds are coloured and firm for fresh use, or trial later harvests for drying.
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