| Description | A tall Zinnia with fully double flowers in a wide range of colors. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full, 1/2 day |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, never soggy |
| Temperature | tolerates hotter conditions |
| Flowers | Large fully double Dahlia type flowers with a wide range of colors. A good cut flower Zinnia. |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall |
| Maintenance | Zinnia elegans cultivars are susceptible to powdery mildew and grow best in areas with good air circulation and are dry. The breeders are creating new varieties that are very resistant to mildew. |
| Propagation | Very easy to grow from seed and can be directed seeded into the garden. When starting indoors plant 3-4 weeks before the date they are to be set outdoors. The taller varieties are best started by the gardener. Bedding plants that are purchased in packs which are tall and lanky with flowers don't make good transplants. |
| Native Site | Species plant native to Mexico. |
| Cultivar Origin | Originate from a strain of Zinnias by Ernst Benary in Germany. |
| Author's Notes | I have grow this series for a few years and have hadlittle mildew problem. Most of the mildew starts to occur late in the season when the plants are less vigorous and the fall nights and mornings are cooler and moister. |
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