Flowers – Zinnia – Giant Mix

5053   Zinnia elegans

(Annual. 65 days.)

Zinnias were named after Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German botany professor of the mid-1700s; they were known as “Youth and Old Age” in the 1800s.

Zinnias are easy annuals to grow from seed, with showy colours and bold blooms. They’re long-lasting, excellent cut flowers and tolerate dry soil. Giant Mix grows to 3′ tall with spectacular semidouble blooms of pink, purple, red, white, yellow and orange.