Carthamus Zanzibar Seeds Namibia

Zanzibar Carthamus is a striking cut flower for gardeners who love bold colour, useful texture, and flowers that work beautifully both fresh and dried. With its sturdy stems and versatile blooms, it is a wonderful choice for home gardeners, flower lovers, and small growers wanting to add something bright and different to the cutting garden.

At Love Dahlias Namibia, we love carthamus for its strong colour, useful form, and the way it adds interest to bouquets and dried arrangements. If you have been searching for carthamus seed in Namibia, safflower seed Namibia, or cut flower seeds in Namibia, this is a beautiful and practical variety to grow.

Carthamus, also known as safflower, is an annual that grows best in full sun and average well-drained soil. It is a lovely choice for the cutting garden and works well as both a fresh and dried cut flower.

Packet size: 40 seeds

Growing information
Days to germination: 10–14 days at 20–22°C
Sowing:
Direct seed (recommended): Sow after danger of frost. Cover seed lightly. After germination, 18°C is the ideal temperature for seedling development.
Transplant: Sow into 50-cell plug trays, or your preferred seedling container, 4–5 weeks before planting out. Harden off and transplant outside after danger of frost.
Light preference: Sun. In very hot southern conditions, about 30% shade or some afternoon shade can be helpful.

Plant height: 45–60 cm
Plant spacing: 15–23 cm
Hardiness: Annual
Soil requirements: Average well-drained soil
Uses: Fresh or dried cut flower
Scientific name: Carthamus tinctorius

Harvest information
For fresh use, cut stems when the flowers have begun to open and show colour. Stems harvested before colour is showing will not open properly in storage. For dried use, harvest when the flowers are completely open and air dry them.

Why growers love carthamus

• Bold colour and useful texture for bouquets
• Excellent as both a fresh and dried cut flower
• Easy to grow and very useful in the cutting garden
• A lovely choice for Namibian gardeners wanting something strong and different in their flower patch