Zinnia seed Cherry Queen

LATIN NAME: ZINNIA ELEGANS

COMMON NAME: Zinnia

The zinnia bonnets the bushy, upright stems with the rough, oval leaves and the large, double, cherry-red flowers with the soft, rolled petals, opening through the summer into the autumn. The blooms keep the rich, warm colour under the strong sun, and they cut well for the vase. The plant grows fast into the sturdy, floriferous form, and it stands the heat and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the light, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the daisy family, the zinnias have a long, sunny record in the bedding-plant research, and the double-flowered forms appear in the studies of the colour breeding and the heat tolerance. The research covers the seed biology and the way the blooms hold under the strong sun, while the horticulturists value the long, easy flowering. The late-season nectar for the butterflies keeps the ecologists interested, and the breeders of the cut-flower zinnias keep the forms in their programmes.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the sunny garden, the zinnia bonnets the border with the colour all summer. The large, cherry-red blooms cut well for the vase and hold the rich colour under the strong sun, the flowers feed the butterflies through the late season, and the plant grows fast into the sturdy, floriferous form. It grows well in the light, well-drained, sunny ground. Bright, easy and long-flowering.

To grow the Zinnia from seed,

Sow the seeds singly into the warm, sandy rows of the bed, then cover them lightly, keep the rows moist, and the seedlings show themselves within a week or two

Keep the rows gently watered, and pinch the tips for the bushier plants. The first cherry blooms open within a couple of months.

. Plant the young plants in the sunny, light ground, and the cherry blooms will bonnet the border through the summer.

Use: Garden decoration