Zinnia, Aurora, Zinnia elegans, 50 seeds avg.
Unique, 4-6” two-tone flowers in a mix of pink, apricot, gold, yellow, and coral hues. Mostly double blooms with a small percentage of semidouble or single blooms and approximately 5% cactus-flowered blooms.
Be sure to read ‘Growing Great Zinnias’ by Lisa Mason Ziegler.
Planting Tips:
- A warm-season tender annual that prefers full sun.
- Plant outdoors after danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed.
- Start seeds indoors 2-3 weeks before planting date or cast seeds directly in the garden.
- Cover seeds with soil.
- Allow 2-7 days to germinate.
- Space plants 6-12” apart in the garden.
- Grows to 30-40” tall.
- Pinch when 8” tall to establish a more robust, branching plant.
- 75-85 days to bloom.
Harvesting Tips:
- Harvest just as the small yellow flowers (stamens) develop in the center.
- Make the cut at the base of the stem.