Zinnia Dahlia-Flowered Mixed Seeds 1.5g

Zinnia Dahlia-Flowered Mixed Seeds 1.5g

Overview

Zinnia Dahlia-Flowered Mixed Seeds 1.5g is supplied for home growing. Large, fully double dahlia-style flowers in a colourful mix.

Key Features

• Long flowering season from summer until the first frosts.
• Excellent cut flower with outstanding vase life.
• Easy to grow and highly attractive to bees and butterflies.
• Indoors: March – April
• Direct Outdoors: May – June
• Planting Out.
• Plant outdoors after mid-May, once all risk of frost has passed.
• Allow 40 × 40 cm between plants to encourage healthy growth and maximum flower production.
• Remove faded flowers regularly to encourage continuous blooming.
• Zinnia Dahlia-Flowered Mixed is ideal for borders, cottage gardens, cutting gardens, wildlife gardens and large containers. Its bold blooms combine beautifully with cosmos, rudbeckia, salvias, marigolds and ornamental grasses.
• Zinnia Dahlia-Flowered Mixed is one of the easiest annuals to grow, rewarding gardeners with months of vibrant, fully double flowers. Whether planted in borders or grown for cutting, it provides outstanding colour and attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators throughout the season.

Sowing Instructions

• When to Sow.
• Sow seeds 0.5 cm deep in trays or directly into prepared soil once the danger of frost has passed. Keep the compost or soil evenly moist during germination. Harden off indoor-grown seedlings before planting outdoors.

Growing Conditions and Care

• Position: Full Sun
• Spacing: 40 × 40 cm
• Spacing.
• Grow in a sunny position for the best flowering.
• Prefers fertile, well-drained soil.
• Water during prolonged dry spells.
• Feed occasionally with a balanced flowering plant fertiliser during the growing season.

Flowering and Garden Use

• Create a spectacular display of colour with Zinnia Dahlia-Flowered Mixed (Zinnia elegans). This stunning annual produces large, fully double, dahlia-like blooms in a vibrant mix of colours, carried on strong upright stems above lush green foliage. Growing 60–80 cm tall, these long-flowering plants are ideal for borders, cottage gardens and cutting gardens, providing an abundance of blooms from summer until the first frosts. Their excellent vase life also makes them one of the best flowers for fresh bouquets.
• Flowers bloom from June to October, producing continuous colour throughout the summer and into autumn. Regular deadheading encourages even more blooms.

Product Details

• Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
• Common Name: Zinnia Dahlia-Flowered Mixed
• Plant Type: Hardy annual
• Height: 60–80 cm
• Pack size: 1.5g

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