| You'll love the old-fashioned look and exciting color changes of this 2006 All-America Selection winner! Zowie! is a Zinnia like no other, with several layers of bright petals surrounding a big central red-and-yellow cone. When the petals open, they're bold magenta-pink with yellow tips, and the pink gradually turns to rich red, giving you all 3 colors at once in a garden planting! Magnificent! The central cone is eye-catching with its ruffle of tiny, bright yellow petals above the deep red, and the flowers measure 3 to 5 inches wide, so you really get a huge display of color from even a small planting. These plants are a good size for cutflowers, too -- 30 to 36 inches tall and about 24 to 27 inches wide. As with all Zinnias, the more flowers you cut, the quicker you get new buds, so fill your vases! Zinnias are one of the easiest annuals to grow, and attract butterflies to the garden. They are outstanding in beds, borders, and containers, are are the perfect cut flower--the more you cut, the more you get! They thrive in the sun and heat of summer, and ask only well-drained soil. Their biggest enemy is mildew, so water them with a soaker hose or other ground-based spray to minimize wetting the foliage--or, if this isn't possible, water them early in the day, so that the leaves can dry off before nightfall. Space the plants generously to prevent overcrowding. When cutting the blooms for the vase, trim off all the foliage; unlike the blooms, it does not last well after cutting. Zinnia is a lovely companion to other summer bloomers in the vase; it has sturdy stems that help it keep its upright posture over a long period. Simply put, this is one of the easiest and most rewarding annuals to grow from seed! Enjoy! Pkt is 15 seeds. |
