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v1rtu0s1ty 5a (
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Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 11:21
| Good morning folks, 2 years ago, I direct sowed zinnia seeds on the ground and 99% bloomed. My garden was very lovely. I forgot what variety I bought. I would like to fill my garden again with so many flowers. I like zinnia flowers that are really beautiful though that's personal preference. I don't like a single plant with multicolored or random flower colors(such as white flower, pink flower, etc). Please recommend to me a really great performing zinnia flowering plant. There is also another annual plant that I couldn't recall the name. I also direct sow it. The leaves are lime/chartreuse with Fuchsia pink flowers. |
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- Posted by zenman Ottawa KS 5b (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 13:02
| "I don't like a single plant with multicolored or random flower colors(such as white flower, pink flower, etc)." Could you please clarify that statement? ZM |
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| v1rtu0s1ty, not sure if you want a multi-colored or single-color? If you check out Hazzard's Seeds they have a large variety of Zinnia's with color pictured for each variety. Swallowtail also has a very large variety of Zinnia's with pictures! You might want to check them out. |
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| hi zenman, This is what I mean, I don't like a single plant where it blooms a flower with different colors.
Below is what I like, single colored, all pink or whatever as long as it is not multicolored. 
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| Hi v1rtu0s1ty, So, you don't like mixtures of colors. Your pictures were helpful in explaining that. That does eliminate a lot of zinnia packages, but fortunately there are lots of selections of separate colors available. I use the term "separate" instead of "single", because "single" usually implies a zinnia with a single row of petals. "Separate" colors refers to zinnias with the same color in the packet. Fortunately, many companies like the one that Rose mentioned offer separate colors of zinnias. Johnny's Selected Seeds also offers a lot of separate colors in zinnias. You have to scroll down on that page to see all of the listings. Some are mixes, but many are separate colors. However, Hazzard's does have a much larger selection of zinnia offerings, and their quantity prices give lower costs per seed. Incidentally, each zinnia plant can have several flowers, and they will all be the same color on that plant. ZM (not associated with any product or vendor mentioned or linked) |
This post was edited by zenman on Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 16:18
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| I can't wait to plan my garden again! I will really fill everything, hahaha :D |
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| Sorry, I forgot to ask. I've grown zinnia and it never failed me. Let's say I started direct sowing them. Storm came and some of the seed got lightly covered by mulch. Will they still germinate? |
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- Posted by zenman Ottawa KS 5b (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 5, 13 at 23:15
| If they were covered less than an inch deep there is a good chance they would still germinate. Especially if they were a zinnia variety that had fairly big seeds. |
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| Zenman, While your Dear and my Dear may love it how do you find deer on your flowers, specifically zinnia? |
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- Posted by zenman Ottawa KS 5b (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 11:43
| We have a lot of deer in the rural area where we live, and so far none have done any damage to my garden, including my zinnias. I don't think that zinnias are particularly palatable to deer or rabbits, and there is plenty of wild plant life all around more to their liking. I have seen deer tracks in my garden on numerous occasions, but apparently they are just "passing through". ZM |
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| Ug I shouldn't be on forums on nights when the kids are at the grandparents and the wife and I sit on the deck with a few cold ones... :) Zenman thanks for the reply. We have a lot of deer here but my dogs keep them outside my fence. This year I wanted to plant outside the fence and was curious, especially since I ordered an ounce of zinnia seeds LOL |
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- Posted by edie_h 5bNY (Finger Lakes) (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 13:04
| This is a guess, but could your "chartreuse leaves with fuchsia pink flowers" plant be "Limelight" four o'clocks? (Mirabilis jalapa) You've posted about them before. I like them too. I've got two tubers I saved which are potted and leafing out indoors, and plan to sow seeds for more. I have had them nibbled and suspect it was deer. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Your post re: Limelight volunteers
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- Posted by mxk3 z5b/6 MI (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 6, 13 at 16:17
| I adore "Uproar Rose" zinnia |
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| Hi SouthCountryGuy, "This year I wanted to plant outside the fence and was curious, especially since I ordered an ounce of zinnia seeds." I wouldn't hesitate to plant a bunch of zinnias outside your fence. Zinnias are not deer resistant, like Daffodils and Prickly-Pear Cactus, but they are not one of the plants that deers love like Daylilies, Hosta, Pansies, Roses, and Tulips. ZM |
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| edie_h, yes, it's 4 o'clocks. I found an old picture and I wrote the name on the pic :) |
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| Zenman, that is great news. I think they will go well in a mass planting with papaver somniferum's. |
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- Posted by zenman Ottawa KS 5b (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 7, 13 at 11:29
| That should work. Papaver species are listed as deer-resistant. ZM |
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