SEED TYPE : Non-Hybrid, Open Pollinated

PLANT TYPE : Annual Short Bushy Shrub

FLOWER COLOR :  Red

SOWING TIME: Summer Season Crop

SOWING METHOD : Directly from seed / Transplanting

GERMINATION TIME : 6 – 8 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch height pot / Garden bed.

GROWING MEDIA : 2 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost.

FLOWERING : 60 Days after sowing.

DESCRIPTION :

Zinnias are one of the easiest annuals to grow, and attract butterflies to the garden. They are the perfect cut flower–the more you cut, the more you get! They thrive in the sun and heat of summer, and ask only for well-drained soil. Space the plants generously to prevent overcrowding. When cutting the blooms for the vase, trim off all the foliage; unlike the blooms, it does not age well! Direct-sow or start ahead indoors.

The modern Zinnias are one of the most brilliant colored annuals grown in the garden and are most suitable for cut flowers which last long. Flowers range in color from white, cream, primrose, golden yellow, orange, scarlet, crimson pink, lilac, purple to chocolate.

Zinnias are suitable for growing in borders and flowerbeds. Zinnia double is grown in butterfly garden as a nectar plant. Zinnia double cut flower is the center of attraction in flower shows and exhibitions. Zinnias flower continuously over a long summer and fall growing season, and mix nicely with other annuals and perennials both in the garden, and in cut flower arrangements. Zinnias embrace summer heat, tolerate drought, and are deer and rabbit resistant. Zinnias come in many shapes, sizes, and colors — for every sunny garden there is a zinnia that will grow easily and beautifully.