Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Zinna Flowers in my garden

Zinna Flowers !

Availability and Vase Life: May through October
4-5 days

Colors: Orange, red, rust, white, yellow, pink, lavender, purple.

Zinnias are grown from seed. Zinnias can be directly seeded into the flower garden or seeded indoors for transplanting later.

Sow seeds early in the season and cover lightly with soil. Water thoroughly once.

They germinate easily and will grow quickly, producing their first of a continual display of blooms .

Zinnias like rich, well drained soil, but are very tolerant of average to slightly poor soils.

The meaning of Zinna is "Thinking (or In Memory) of an Absent Friend ".
Cool!