CorseMachin | Zinnia Plant Cultivars - What Are Some Popular Kinds Of Zinnias To Grow

Here are some popular zinnia flower varieties for the garden: Dwarf Zinnias– Dwarf zinnias are most commonly planted in flower borders and reach around 10 inches (25 cm.) in height at maturity.
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Popular dwarf zinnias include:

'Dreamland Mix'
'Magellan Mix'
'Star Starbright'
'Thumbelina Mix'

What are the best zinnias to grow?
What are the types of zinnias?
Which zinnias are best for pollinators?
What is Zahara zinnia?
What month do you plant zinnia seeds?
Is there another name for zinnias?
What are the shortest zinnias?
Are all zinnias tall?
What insects do zinnias attract?
Do zinnias attract ants?
Do honeybees like zinnias?

What are the best zinnias to grow?

10 colourful zinnias to grow

A yellow, red and pink flower of zinnia 'Swizzle'
A single orange bloom of zinnia 'Soleado'
A red-brown and orange, double zinnia 'Aztec Sunset' flower.
A red, spider-like flower of zinnia 'Red Spider'
An orange bloom of zinnia 'Early Wonder'
A lime-green, double flower of zinnia 'Queen Lime'

What are the types of zinnias?

Which zinnias are best for pollinators?

A few of the suggested zinnias to grow in a pollinator garden include: Zahara, Benary's Giant, Tall State Fair, California Giant, Cut and Come Again, and Lilliput. One dwarf variety, Dwarf Profusion, has also been found to attract butterflies.

What is Zahara zinnia?

Zahara zinnias are low-maintenance, flowering bedding plants. Transplanted on 12-inch centers in the landscape, Zahara zinnia will fill in quickly to provide a blanket of color. ... The exciting double-flower Double Cherry Zahara zinnias have deep magenta blooms with a center that lightens as the flowers mature.

What month do you plant zinnia seeds?

Planting: Plant zinnias in spring after all danger of frost has passed, around the same time you'd plant tomatoes. Zinnias are easy to grow directly-seeded into the garden. For sooner blooms, start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before your last frost date.

Is there another name for zinnias?

Zinnia elegans, also known as Zinnia violacea, is the most familiar species, originally from the warm regions of Mexico being a warm–hot climate plant. Its leaves are lance-shaped and sandpapery in texture, and height ranges from 15 cm to 1 meter. Zinnia angustifolia is another Mexican species.

What are the shortest zinnias?

Dwarf Zinnias– Dwarf zinnias are most commonly planted in flower borders and reach around 10 inches (25 cm.) in height at maturity. Noted for their small size, these short plants grow well when interplanted with other annual and perennial flowers and shrubs.

Are all zinnias tall?

The original plants have expanded in flower colors and plant shapes and sizes, due to their popularity with breeders. You can now buy Zinnia seeds or plants that range from 6 inches tall to almost 4 feet tall. There are varieties with single or double petaled flowers in almost all the colors of the rainbow.

What insects do zinnias attract?

Nectar-rich zinnias are wonderful pollinators and will attract bees during their growing season, from May until October. They also attract ladybugs, Japanese Beetles, hummingbirds and wasps.

Do zinnias attract ants?

They leave a sticky residue on foliage that attracts ants. Burpee Recommends: Introduce or attract natural predators into your garden such as lady beetles and wasps who feed on aphids. You can also wash them off with a strong spray, or use an insecticidal soap.

Do honeybees like zinnias?

Although honey bees and bumble bees are attracted to zinnia flowers, many kinds of solitary bees are as well. The disk flowers of zinnias are so small, relative to the overall size of the entire flower head, that tiny species of bees may be collecting nectar and pollen but they are easily overlooked.