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Carthamus caeruleus

Carthamus caeruleus
Photo: Jardí Botànic de Barcelona, CC BY-SA 3.0

Carthamus caeruleus is a species of thistle-like flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae), known as the blue safflower. Cultivation details are sparse, so it is best treated as a hardy, sun-loving wildflower-style plant that needs well-drained soil.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings once established.
Soil
Well-drained, poor to average soil; avoid heavy wet clay.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates cool conditions but protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy

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Carthamus caeruleus is a species of plants in the family Asteraceae.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carthamus caeruleus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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