• Blue Ribbon Bouquet Florist Zinnia Flower Seeds Renee's Garden
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Blue Ribbon Bouquet Florist Zinnia Flower Seeds

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Description

Zinnia - Blue Ribbon Bouquet - Zinnia elegans Annual - Vigorous dahlia-flowered Blue Ribbon Zinnias are wonderful cut flowers for summer long bouquets, and bees and butterflies of all kinds love to visit them. Blooming repeat with long stemmed, densely petaled fully double flowers, they will stand up to summer rain and heat. Their radiant clear colors delight the eye in warm scarlet, bright orange, sunny yellow, pure white, rose pink and rich magenta. Plants bloom early and last all season until frost.

Variety Details

  • Botanical name: Zinnia elegans
  • Plant type: Annual
  • Growth habit: Upright
  • Crop category: Flower seed
  • Flower character: Annual - Vigorous dahlia-flowered Blue Ribbon Zinnias are wonderful cut flowers for summer long bouquets, and bees and butterflies of all kinds love to visit them.
  • Recorded feature: Good Cut Flower
  • Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

  • Soil Temperature: above 50°F
  • Planting Depth: 1/2"
  • Germination: 5-10 Days
  • Height At Maturity: 3 to 3-1/2 feet
  • Sun/Shade: Full Sun
  • Spacing After Thinning: 8-10"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Blue Ribbon Bouquet Florist Zinnia Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Blue Ribbon Bouquet Florist Zinnia Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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Shipping Weight: 0.01 lb

Dimensions: 4.5"L x 3.125"W x 0.1"H

Features

  • Attracts Bees/Butterflies
  • Does Not Require Support
  • Good Cut Flower
  • Good Fall Color
  • Greenhouse Compatible
  • Hybrid
  • Requires Summer Water
  • Useful for Ornamental

Characteristics

USDA Growing Zone: 3 - 10
Bloom Season : Fall
Bloom Season : Summer
Flower Color : Mix
Flower Color : Orange
Flower Color : Pink
Flower Color : Purple
Flower Color : Scarlet
Flower Color : Yellow
Growth Habit : Upright
Life Cycle : Annual
Plant Usage : Attracts Bees/Butterflies
Plant Usage : Ornamental
Planting Time : Spring
Seed Unit Sizes : Seed Pack
Sun Requirements : Full Sun

Planting & Care

Soil & Water: Zinnias grow readily in ordinary garden soil in full sun. For large and abundant flowers, thin before seedlings get crowded; adequate spacing and regular, even watering helps keep zinnias productive and discourages mildew. Pick when flower blossoms first open and petals are tight for longest vase life. Cut long stems well back into the plant to keep plants branching low and producing best blooms.

Planting & Growing:To Start Directly in the Garden: Sow seeds in a well-worked seedbed in full sun when the danger of frost has passed and weather is above 50°F both day and night. Space seeds 2-3”, cover about 1/2” and gently firm soil. Keep evenly moist while awaiting germination. Thin seedlings to 8 - 10” apart when large enough to handle. To Start Early Indoors: Four weeks before the last frost date, sow seeds 1/2” deep and 2-3” apart in containers of seed starting mix. Keep warm and moist and provide a strong light source. Feed with half-strength fertilizer every 2 weeks. Just as soon as seedlings have several sets of true leaves, and weather is above 50°F both day and night, transplant outdoors about 8 - 10” apart.

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