Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) is an annual herb of dry, sunny sites, grown for its seed oil, edible young leaves and shoots, and flowers, which yield a yellow or red dye. Inputs Full sun1 Well drained soil1 Moist soil1 Outputs Human food1 Medicinal use1 Dye1 Type Herb Annual Functions Drought-tolerance1 Footnotes Carthamus tinctorius | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7