ZINNIA seed PURPLE PRINCE
LATIN NAME: Zinnia elegans
COMMON NAME: Purple Prince Zinnia
The purple prince zinnia is the bold, velvet head of the summer border, and the large, double, purple-rose flowers open above the sturdy stems. The upright, bushy, annual plant carries the rough, oval, sessile leaves and the large, showy, double or semi-double flower heads of the rich purple-rose with the quilted, velvet petals through the summer and into the autumn, one of the fine, bold sights of the summer garden. The plant is a fine, generous presence of the sunny border and the cutting bed. It is a plant of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The purple prince zinnia is a bright subject of the plant science, and the velvet heads keep showing up in the work on the summer annuals. The breeding of the zinnias for the double, quilted petals and the long season has been studied closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the summer annuals, the cut-flower breeding and the members of the daisy family. The rough, oval leaves and the sturdy, upright habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the purple prince zinnia is a regular subject of the work on the bold velvet heads of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The purple prince zinnia is a fine, generous plant of the sunny border and the cutting bed. The large, showy, double or semi-double flower heads of the rich purple-rose open through the summer, one of the fine, bold sights of the summer garden, drawing the bees and the butterflies, and the long stems cut well into the fine, long-lasting posies of the table. The plant stands the summer heat with the ease, and it is one of the fine choices for the sunny border, the cutting garden and the summer bedding. It has been written about in the horticultural papers for the velvet heads and the long, bold season, and it is a fine, generous plant of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.
Pinch the young plants once and the stems will branch into the fine, sturdy plants of the border.
To grow the purple prince zinnia from seed, sow the small, flat seeds a centimetre down in a pot of loose seed compost, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then set the young plants out after the last frosts. The seedlings thread up within a few days and grow on fast. With the sun, the warmth and the well-drained ground, the velvet heads will open through the summer.
Use: Garden decoration