Zinnias

Zinnias are one of the most popular annual flowers, prized for their showy blooms and long flowering season. Though they’re not difficult to grow from seed, starting zinnia seeds indoors does have some advantages. Starting zinnia seeds indoors will give your plants a head start on the growing season and result in more robust plants…

At first glance, it’s easy to mistake a zinnia for a dahlia. After all, they’re both brightly colored flowers that bloom in the summertime. They’re also both very popular flowers to grow in a cutting garden. However, there are some key differences between these two plants. The main differences between zinnias and dahlias are their…

Zinnias are the perfect flowers for summer gardens. Easy to grow, available in just about every color, and best of all, long-blooming. The blooming season for zinnias will keep you in flowers all summer long, especially with a few tricks to extend that window as long as possible. Zinnias will bloom for about two months…

Look no further than the zinnia if you’re looking for a beautiful flower to add to your garden. Zinnias come in various colors, shapes, and sizes, making them perfect for any sunny spot in your garden. And while they’re all beautiful, some are better suited for cutting than others. Here are five of the most…

Zinnias are great flowers to grow in pots, and they’re an excellent option for gardeners who want vibrant color in their yard even when they don’t have garden space. Plus, zinnias make excellent cut flowers, so a container full of zinnias means beauty and bouquets all summer. Zinnias can be grown in pots of many…

Starting zinnia flowers from seed is the best way to stock your cut garden with unique varieties of flowers that you can’t find in a garden center or nursery. There are dozens of zinnia varieties in all colors of the rainbow (literally!) and bloom shapes. With a pack of zinnia seeds, you can fill your…

Zinnias make a great addition to any garden, as well as a great companion plant to almost any other flower or vegetable you could grow. They are easy to grow, produce armfuls of colorful flowers, and don’t require much maintenance once established.  In a nutshell, companion planting means growing different types of plants together so…

Zinnias are known for being heat-loving annual flowers that will produce an abundance of blooms throughout the summer. But even though these summer flowers can take the heat, they still need to be watered regularly to perform at their peak. Mature zinnias typically need one inch of water per week during the summer months, delivered…

Zinnias are a fantastic flower to include in any garden, and they grow to different heights, so you’ll be able to find the right variety to suit any spot in your yard. There are dozens of zinnias from short, dwarf varieties covered in small blooms to “giant” zinnia shrubs. Know how tall zinnias grow to…

Whether you direct sow or transplant seedlings, getting the spacing of your zinnia flowers is important and it depends on what you intend to use the flowers for. Cut flower production spacing will be different than the spacing for zinnias grown to enjoy in the landscape or flower bed. In either scenario, providing enough space…

Including a swath of zinnias in any garden is a must-do. Whether planted en masse in a flower bed or lined up along the edge of a veggie garden, zinnias add color, attract pollinators, and provide blooms for cutting all summer long. Even though zinnias are prolific bloomers all on their own, there are a…

With as many qualities as zinnias have going for them, it’s no wonder you might want to stretch their growing season as long as possible. The prolific and beautiful blooms are perfect for bouquets, making zinnias a shoo-in for the cutting garden. But to get the most from your zinnias, make sure you plant them…