| Uses: Culinary/Industrial |
Duration: Perennial (hardy in zones 11+) |
| When to Sow: Anytime |
Ease of Germination: Easy |
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Seeds are source of natural bright-yellow food colouring, used in butter, margarine, cheese and other foods. Used by South American Indians to paint their bodies red. Easy to grow shrub or small tree; nice compact bushy habit.
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