Zinnia elegans has lance shaped rough leaves but other varieties can have broader less scratchy leaves.
Zinnias for containers.
When it comes to small zinnia plants you have the choice of lots of small flowers or impressive large flowers on small plants.
Grow zinnias in containers.
They are a warm season annual and are easy to grow from seed or container plants.
I am growing zinnia in containers on my patio for the first time.
Make sure they get a lot of sun throughout the day as this will result in more flowers.
Once you have zinnias growing in pots care for them is easy.
I bought them as healthy plug plants and pinched them when they go to a decent height to encourage more leaf growth.
Water needs to be able to drain from your container.
Many people know and love tall zinnias that are used for cut flowers.
They also work well in containers.
Zinnias are in the same family as daisies compositae.
However there are many smaller zinnias that are equally beautiful and useful in the garden.
Like their taller brethren.
Fall zinnias are multicolored superstar beauties and make a wonderful mixed border or a mass bed of color in your landscape.
Tall make low masses of color flowers almost completely cover the leaves tidy plant for edging walkways or for containers only comes in 3 colors gold deep yellow and white.
Make sure the container has drainage holes though so you don t get standing.
It s the foliage that gets powdery mildew.
The white is a nice annual substitute for blackfoot daisy for gardeners in heavy clay.
Zinnia elegans exclusive our exclusive color combo of these easy care 8 to 12 inch zinnias offers a sparkling trio in perfectly matched shades of rich buttery yellow citrus orange and white pots of pixie s rounded fully double 2 to 3 inch blossoms shine above crisp green foliage to brighten bare corners or add cheerful color to a front porch or walk or backyard patio garden.
Creeping or spreading zinnia angustifolia such as the crystal series are a revelation for the front of the border raised beds containers and even ground covers.
Zinnia container care and maintenance.
Make sure your container has holes at the bottom.
We have reently had floods then high winds and now a day of 32 heat.
This mexican native is the go to species for hot spots like sidewalk beds or that no man s land beside the garage since it s even more drought tolerant than common zinnias.
Containers filled with colorful zinnias are sure to.
Once you find plants that you like you will want to purchase or find containers that will be a little larger than your zinnias.
Water the pots whenever the first inch 2 5 cm or so of soil has dried out.
Narrow leaf zinnia zinnia angustifolia flowers about 1.
Flowers can be daisy like double cactus flowered or a formal looking dahlia like flower.
Wide variety of bold colored rounded flowers.
If there are no holes water will sit at the bottom rotting the roots and ultimately.
