State Fair Gold Medal Zinnia, Heirloom

Renee's Garden - Our improved heirloom selection offers fully double, big blossoms on long-stemmed plants. State Fair Gold Medal zinnias are both free flowering and long-blooming in coordinating shades that add glowing color and beauty to summer beds and borders. You can cut armfuls of these pretty flowers for bouquets all season long; the more you pick, the more flowers will develop. Butterflies and many other pollinators flock to zinnias all summer long.

Characteristics: 

Instructions - Sow seeds in well-worked soil in full sun after frost danger is over and temperatures are above 50°F (10°C) both day and night. Space seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart, cover 1/2 inch deep, and gently firm soil. Keep soil evenly moist while awaiting germination. 

Plant in: May - June 

Full sun 

Plant 1 inch deep 

Plant 2-3 inches apart 

7-10 days to germinate 

Mature Height: 3 - 3.5 feet 

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