What is Zinnia?

Zinnias are annual flowering plants belonging to the Asteraceae family. The name Zinnia was created in the eighteenth century by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in honor of his German colleague Johann Gottfried Zinn. Zinn was the first botanist to conduct a scientific study of these plants. For 26 years, until it was replaced by a peony, Zinnia flower was the state flower of the US US state in Indiana. There are more than 100 zinnia varieties. The popular types of Zinnia include a series of abundant series, pinwheel, Thumbelina, Persian carpet, highest diversity, cut and come again, blue point, zowie hybrid, Bonita Red and Benary giant. There may be a problem in the climate humid, mold. This can be solved by well -distributed plants, irrigation plants only if necessary and spraying plants with one soda solution.

zinnia plants are often grown from seeds. The seeds are obtained from the foundations of the dead heads of flowers. Seeds capable of promotion will be green or brown colorA. Collect the seeds, dry them well in the sun and then place in a paper bag. Store this paper bag in a cool and dry place until there is time to plant.

Seeds seeds in the designated area and water them regularly. Zinnias generally bloom six weeks after planting. Each plant usually produces a single flower at the end of a long stem. Zinnia plants of smaller varieties grow up to 10 inches high and some varieties can grow up to 4 feet.

flowers with their wide range of colors attract both gardeners and wild life. Zinnias normally come in red, orange, yellow, white, pink, lilac, lavender, purple, salmon, green and chartreuse. Many other colors can be obtained by breeding a mix.

flowers can be disposable, double petal, dressed rays or wide rays. Flower heads have a wide, overlapping green documents or scales under them. Zinnias withE can range from the size of the button to large. Cut flowers create excellent and long -term floral displays. Zinnias can last up to a week after cutting, especially if it is immediately placed in clean water in a clean weight or container.