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Zinnia, Aurora

Zinnia, Aurora

The Queen Zinnia is a hit on our farm!
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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.