Item #1196
Annual. Cut these old-fashioned blooms for your bouquets, and flowers will “come again” producing continuously until fall frost. Long-lasting 2" - 2½" blossoms on heat-loving plants supply endless color for your flowerbeds, containers and borders. Each individual flower lasts a very long time on the plant, and in the vase before fading.
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Annual |
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Full sun |
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Blooms summer |
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1 ½'-2 ½' tall |
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When to sow outside: 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost.
When to start inside: 6 weeks before average last frost. Transplant outdoors after last frost. Zinnias do not gain from being planted early; they wait for warmer weather.
Artist: Marjorie Leggitt
These are some simple techniques you can use to extend the life of your cut flowers from days, to over a week.
1) In the morning or early evening,…
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