Zinnia -Moulin Rouge (Heirloom) – Zinnia elegans Annual – This is a red-toned blend of cutting zinnias in bright scarlet, rich true crimson, and deep dark red, all deep red shades that enhance and augment each other for gorgeous, bright garden color and absolutely showy centerpiece bouquets. You will love the fully double, big flowers that bloom strongly on vigorous, branching 3 – 3.5′ tall plants. These long-lasting red flowers attract native pollinators, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Soil & Water: Zinnias grow readily in ordinary garden soil in full sun.
Variety Details
Botanical name:Zinnia elegans
Plant type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright
Crop category: Flower seed
Flower character: Annual – This is a red-toned blend of cutting zinnias in bright scarlet, rich true crimson, and deep dark red, all deep red shades that enhance and augment each other for gorgeous, bright garden color and absolutely showy centerpi
Recorded feature: Good Cut Flower
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Germination: 7-10 Days
Height At Maturity: 3 feet
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 8-12″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Moulin Rouge’ 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.
Place ‘Moulin Rouge’ 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.
