Safflowers have yellow -orange thistle-like heads yielding a yellow or pink-red dye. Used to colour rice and the seed oil is a polyunsaturated cooking oil. Safflowers also used to be used as a substitute for Saffron, which is where the name 'False Saffron' comes from. The most common use for this herb today is as a source of edible oil. Rich in linoleic acid which helps to lower blood cholesterol and is widely sold as a health food product. Often grown as an ornamental plant in the herb garden or in borders. Height 45cm. Annual plant
Product Part Number: H203
Pack Size: 25 Seeds
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Product Code: H128
Indigo is an ancient dye plant producing a clear and fast blue dye. A long growing season...
Pack: 15 Seeds
Product Code: H157
One of our most attractive wild flowers with fragrant creamy white plumes. Used to flavour many...
Pack: 75 Seeds
Product Code: H81003
Bedtsraw produced masses of tiny golden flowers in summer. Hardy perennial
Pack: 250 Seeds
Product Code: H74
North American wild plant with jewel-like yellow and rust red flowers. Yields bright yellow...
Product Code: H221
A sprawling perennial plant with lovely pink flowers.
Pack: 35 Seeds
Product Code: H58
This variety of Chamomile yields yellow dye.
Product Code: H257
Long spines of yellow/green flowers. One of the best and most permanent of all vegetable dyes.
Pack: 150 Seeds
Product Code: H87
A most handsome plant with broad green leaves and many small ragged 'sunflowers'. The...
Pack: 30 Seeds
Product Code: H258
The arching branches with their blue/black hanging ripe seeds are an unusual addition to dried...
Pack: 25 Seeds
Product Code: H15244
(Genista tinctoria) A smaller bush than the common broom with bright yellow two lipped flowers...
Pack: 45 Seeds