ZINNIA THUMBELINA - SEED

ZINNIA THUMBELINA

Description
Thumbelina Dwarf Mixture Zinnia Seeds 6305 This midget zinnia is just loaded with 4 cm (1-1/2″) semi-double and double flowers set just above the mounded foliage. The first really dwarf zinnia with a garden height of only 15 cm (6″)!

How to Grow
100-200 seed/gram. Sow directly where you want them to grow. Select a sunny site with well drained, organic soil. Sow in late May when the soil has warmed. Cool, damp soil causes seed to rot. Barely cover the seed with soil. Under ideal conditions, germination will occur within a few days. When the seedlings are 7.5 cm (3″) tall, thin smaller varieties to 25 cm (10″) apart and larger varieties to 35 cm (14″) apart. Thinning enhances blooming and improves the overall sturdiness of mature plants. Zinnias make excellent cut flowers. Plant several varieties in successive sowings to provide a steady supply of cut flowers.

BLOOMING SEASON BEGINS
High Summer

LIFECYCLE
Annual

PROPAGATION
Start Indoors or Sow Direct Late Spring

DAYS TO EMERGENCE
5 to 10

LIGHT
Full Sun

GROWTH HABIT
Bushy

HEIGHT
Low (15 to 25 cm)(6 to 10")

FROST TOLERANCE
Killed by Frost

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Easy

HERITAGE
Open Pollinated

FAMILY NAME
Asteraceae

LATIN
Zinnia elegans

SUGGESTED USES
Borders., Massing in a sunny garden, Planters.