Zinnias
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Sow – February 1
Zinnia – Profusion
Notes from the previous sowings…
Profusion zinnias seem to do funky things with color and I wish my camera did better close-ups.. sorry about the blur, but these shots were taken back in 2011! I gathered a bunch of seeds and still have them. Maybe I will toss them in the garden in 2020!
Profusion zinnias get to be 2+ ft. tall and are a joy to have in any garden. They also grow nice in a hanging basket with a little maintenance and they are beautiful when you mix a few colors up in the same container. I have planted them in containers and some even made it to almost 4ft tall!
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More Garden Notes:
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Annual
Botanical Name: Zinnia
Family: Asteraceae
Native: South Western USA
Hardiness: Annual in USDA zones 3–9. Flowers same year.
Plant Dimensions: 12″–20″ tall and wide
Variety Information: ½” to 5″ blooms in white, pink, rose, red, purplish, bi-colored flowers
Varieties: “Profusion”, Giants
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Soil: – (Notes from Farmer’s Almanac)
| Soil Type | Loamy, Sandy |
|---|---|
| Soil pH | Neutral to Slightly Alkaline, Slightly Acidic to Neutral |
Bloom Period: late spring, summer
Attributes: Cut Flower, hanging baskets, attracts butterflies
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References
- Farmer’s Almanac -https://www.almanac.com/plant/zinnias
- ‘Profusion’ zinnias
- ZINNIA FLOWER VARIETIES: COLORFUL, EASY, FAST-GROWING!
- KBE-LTD – Zinnias – 2011-2020
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What To Do
- Sow
- Cut flowers
- Grow
- Collect seed
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Zinnia Merch
TOTE BAG – BUTTERFLY ON A ZINNIA
by KBE_FARMS_LTD
CHARLOTTES ZINNIAS
by CHARLOTTES_SHOPPE
Homestead & Homespun 
Our zinnias were amazing this year and so much so that I am thinking of offering cut flowers for 2022. Roadside or farmers market. Time will tell,
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10-26-21 – we had a storm that flattened the zinnias, and then on 10-27-21, we cut all the stems so we could deadhead the flowers off our zinnias and on 10-28-21 we deadheaded them. We hope the heads will yield our seed for next years planting so we may offer fresh cut flowers.
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