flower

Zinnia

The easiest cut flower from seed. Sow after frost, keep cutting, they keep coming.

Sun

Full sun

Spacing

8–12 in

Days

60–80

Zones

3a–11a

How to sow

After frost, or start 4 weeks indoors in short seasons. Cut for more blooms.

Harvest

Cut in the cool morning, long stems, before pollen sheds.

Mistakes that waste a packet

• Overhead watering that invites mildew
• Not cutting

Three packets

• Benary's Giant

  Flavor

  Dinner-plate blooms for a vase. Start indoors if your season is short.

  Get seed at Botanical Interests

• California Giants

  Beginner

  Direct-sow mix. Color without fuss.

  Get seed at Seeds Now

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