Carthamus Zanzibar has a striking appearance, with fiery orange thistle-like flowers and dark green leaves. Zanzibar has sturdy, well-branching stems with a length of 80 to 100 cm. It can be sown both indoors and outdoors, thanks to its good weather resistance. For outdoor production it is advisable to grow under a tunnel. Sowing can be done successively from late winter to late summer, for a long harvest period from early summer to mid autumn. Zanzibar is very uniform in plant structure and flowering time. Cultivation time is 10 to 14 weeks, depending on the sowing period. Zanzibar is great to combine with Carthamus Ice Cream and Kinko, which will both flower about a week earlier than Zanzibar. This versatile Carthamus is suitable for fresh and dried bouquets, and can also be harvested green at an earlier stage.