Zinnia 'Cactus Flowered Mix'
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Zinnia 'Cactus Flowered Mix' is an open-pollinated annual flower mix that gives a beautiful display in the garden and is an excellent cut flower. Zinnias are native to Mexico and are disease resistant and hardy to heat and drought. This mix blooms throughout summer with large, 7 - 15 cm flowers in shades of orange, pink, red, yellow, peach, and white on strong stems. The quilled petals give a unique appearance and the flowers are long lasting both in the garden and vase. Plants grow 75 cm tall. Zinnias are useful as pollinator plantings and are especially attractive to butterflies. Days to flowering: 75 - 90.
Product: Zinnia 'Cactus Flowered Mix'
Product type: SEED (75)
Botanical name: Zinnia elegans
An annual flower mix that gives a beautiful display in the garden and is an excellent cut flower. Zinnias are disease resistant and hardy to heat and drought. This mix blooms throughout summer with large, 7-15cm flowers in shades of orange, pink, red, yellow, peach and white on strong stems. The quilled petals give a unique appearance and the flowers are long lasting both in the garden and vase. Useful as pollinator plantings and attractive to butterflies.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 75 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 20 - 27°C soil temp;
Cool: October - December
Temperate: September - December
Subtropical: Spring and autumn
Tropical: April - July
Germination: 3 - 5 days
Depth: 5 mm deep
Position: Full sun, shelter from wind
Sow where: Sow into seedling trays filled with moist seed raising mix.
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 6 - 7.5
Details: Regularly dead-head plants to improve flowering; dip cut flower stems in boiling water for 10-15 seconds before arranging in a vase
Harvest: 75 - 90 days to flower
*Good for bees
75 seeds per packet
Zinnia elegans
Warm season annual, frost tender
Zinnia 'Cactus Flowered Mix'
Zinnia 'Cactus Flowered Mix' is an open-pollinated annual flower mix that gives a beautiful display in the garden and is an excellent cut flower. Zinnias are native to Mexico and are disease resistant and hardy to heat and drought. This mix blooms throughout summer with large, 7 - 15 cm flowers in shades of orange, pink, red, yellow, peach, and white on strong stems. The quilled petals give a unique appearance and the flowers are long lasting both in the garden and vase. Plants grow 75 cm tall. Zinnias are useful as pollinator plantings and are especially attractive to butterflies. Days to flowering: 75 - 90.