Carthamus Grenade Orange Seed

Carthamus Grenade Orange Seed produces rounded orange buds on smooth-leaved stems for fresh, dried or green-stage floral use. This safflower-type annual is a practical cut-flower crop for sunny South African beds and production rows.

Plant Information

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual cut and dried flower.
• Scientific Name: Carthamus tinctorius

Growing Information

• General Sowing Time: Spring to early summer once frost risk has passed and soil is warming.
• Position: Full sun.
• Sow Depth: Cover seed lightly in a prepared seedbed or start in trays for transplanting.
• Spacing: 15-23 cm apart for cut-flower production.
• Germination: About 10-14 days in warm, evenly moist conditions.
• Height: Source copy notes 81-102 cm.
• Available Pack Sizes: 1000 treated seed, 20 treated seed

Why Grow Carthamus Grenade Orange?

• Rounded orange buds bring strong colour to bouquets.
• Useful fresh, dried or harvested green as noted in the source copy.
• Smooth leaves make stems easier to handle than thornier safflower types.
• Suitable for indoor or outdoor production according to the imported source copy.
• A useful warm-season annual for cut-flower growers.

Garden & Floristry Uses

Plant Carthamus Grenade Orange in a sunny cut-flower row or production bed. Harvest stems for bright orange fresh arrangements, dried bunches or green-stage floral texture.

Growing Notes

• Use free-draining, fertile soil and avoid waterlogged conditions.
• 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.
• Gloves can be helpful when handling mature stems, even with smoother-leaved selections.

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