Description

Your neighbors will be “green” with envy when they see this truly unusual flower in your garden. Use the 3″4″ wide, edible 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. Zinnias are edible, but have little flavor. The colorful flowers can make a pretty garnish to salads, desserts, cold drinks, or serving trays. (The flower’s central disk, while edible, can be bitter.)

Family:Asteraceae

Type:Zinnia (Learn more)

Native:Mexico

Hardiness:Frost-sensitive annual

Exposure:Full sun

Bloom Period:Summer to frost

Plant Dimensions:24″30″ tall, about 12″ wide

Variety Info:3″4″ chartreuse flowers

Attributes:Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Good for Containers, Heat Tolerant, Frost Sensitive, Edible Flower

When to Sow Outside:RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date.

When to Start Inside:4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. Transplant outdoors after last frost. Zinnias do not benefit from being sown early; wait for warmer weather

Days to Emerge:310 days

Seed Depth:“

Seed Spacing:A group of 3 seeds every 12″

Thinning:When 2″ tall, thin to 1 every 12″

Harvesting:For longest vase life, harvest before small yellow flowers emerge between petals.

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