Zinnia – Bling Bling – Zinnia elegans Annual – Our own custom three-color blend of cutting zinnias of hot colors. Bling Bling offers double blossoms in bright rich orange, intense sunny yellow and a sultry violet/purple. The long stems combine easily in colorful arrangements. These 3.5-foot, multi-branching plants produce long stems for summer cutting. Soil & Water: Zinnias grow readily in ordinary garden soil in full sun. For large and abundant flowers, thin before seedlings get crowded; adequate spacing and regular, even watering helps keep zinnias productive and discourages mildew.
Variety Details
Botanical name:Zinnia elegans
Plant type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright
Crop category: Flower seed
Flower character: Annual – Our own custom three-color blend of cutting zinnias of hot colors.
Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Germination: 7-10 Days
Height At Maturity: 3 to 3-1/2 feet
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 8-12″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Bling Bling’ Heirloom Cutting Zinnia and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Pick when flower blossoms first open and petals are tight for longest vase life.
Place ‘Bling Bling’ Heirloom Cutting Zinnia where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.
