Zinnia Envy
Zinnia elegans
Annual/Heirloom. A rare flower color, the chartreuse blossoms are unique attention-getters. Your neighbors will be "green" with envy when they see this truly unusual flower in your garden. Use the 3" - 4" wide blooms to decorate platters of homegrown tomatoes or watermelon! Heat-loving plants supply endless beauty and interest to your flowerbeds, containers and borders. Each individual flower lasts a very long time on the plant, and in the vase.
Full sun. Blooms summer to fall.
Height: 2' - 3' tall
Days to Emerge: 3 - 10
Seed Depth: 1/4"
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 every 12"
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 benefit from being planted early; they wait for warmer weather.
Artist: Carolyn Crawford