These flowers make great companion plants for zinnias. Both have bold colors and intriguing shapes and will attract ...

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Zesty zinnias (Zinnia elegans) are a Louisiana Super Plant for spring 2024. Zinnias are beloved flowers for the garden for their bright, cheerful colors and large flower heads on tall, single stalks.

Zinnias, then, are the quintessential sun-loving flowers. Fittingly, the man for whom zinnias are named, Johann Gottfried Zinn, was the quintessential 18th-century botanist-physician.

When to Plant Zinnias There are about 20 species of zinnias and countless cultivars that vary in shape, size, color, and bloom time. But despite all that variety, most zinnias have the same basic ...

In late summer, when other flowers are fading, zinnias are just reaching their peak, blooming into October. They grow 6 inches to 4 feet tall and come in every color but blue.

Hardy, colorful, and easygoing, there are many reasons why zinnias are such a popular plant, but growing them with another go-to flower could spell disaster.

Astronaut Scott Kelly has been gardening at the International Space Station. — -- Astronaut Scott Kelly's moldy flowers are doing their part to help a future mission to Mars. Understanding ...

U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted a photo of one of the orange flowers, writing: “First ever flower grown in space makes its debut! #SpaceFlower #zinnia #YearInSpace”.

Zesty zinnias (Zinnia elegans) are a Louisiana Super Plant for spring 2024. Zinnias are beloved flowers for the garden for their bright, cheerful colors and large flower heads on tall, single stalks.