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Common Name:Zinnia Benary’s Giant Mix Flower
Scientific Name:ZinniaElegans
Life Cycle:Annual
Remarks:Apremium zinnia.Colours may include: deep red, orange, carmine rose, coral, lime, wine, purple, bright pink, white, salmon rose, scarlet, and golden yellow.
High yields of long, sturdy stems with 10- 15cm fully double, dahlia-like blooms. Excellent vase life.Vigorous plants hold up well in summer heat and rain. Low susceptibility to powdery mildew. Cut-and-come-again flower, yielding multiple cuts over the season.
Type Of Seed:Open pollinated, a non-hybrid type of seed that can reproduce itself to have similar traits the parent plant from one generation to the next. If you are saving the seeds, as long as pollen is not shared between two varieties of the same species, the seeds should remain true to type year after year.
Plant Height:60cm
When:Spring to Summer
Sowing Depth + Method:6mm deep, raise seedlings or direct sow.
Do not allow plants to become root bound and avoid disturbing roots; transplant shock or other stress events may cause double-flowering varieties to produce single blooms for a period following stress.
Spacing:30cmapart
Position:Full Sun
Days until germination:3 – 5 days @27-29C
Seed to Bloom:8-12 weeks
Approx Number of Seeds:30
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