Description
Zinnia ‘Bespoke Blend’
Zinnia elegans
New for January 2024.
I found this new variety was the easiest Zinnia I have ever grown even in a container!
Salmon, Pink, Carmine and White
My blends are not available anywhere else, I hand pick the colours we want only for an equal blend and NO surprise mustard flowers!
Frustratingly standard mixes are often filled with an unbalanced ranges of unattractive colours and very few or even none of the most popular most colours. It’s so disappointing, and I always promise that we have exactly the same to grow together. My blends are to designed to allow us all to grow all the lovely colours without compromise.
Once grown we will use every stem!
How to grow:
Zinnias resent cold wet conditions, avoid frost at all costs and give seeds a warm germination period.
Sow one seed per cell covering lightly with compost.
Don’t allow Zinnias to get root bound, this will delay flowering and the stress can cause the flowers to bloom as singles.
Plant 22cm apart in well-drained soil with full sun.
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Details:
Variety: Zinnia elegans
Type: Half Hardy Annual
Position: Full sun, well-drained soil
Sow: Spring
Spacing: Plant 22cm
Height: 75 – 100cm
Harvest: June/July onwards
Seeds per packet: 30
Cutting /Vase Life:
FLOWERING: Pick when stems are firm and the flower heads don’t wobble. To test, hold stems halfway down and gently wiggle back and forth. If the neck of the Zinnia flower wobbles, it’s not ready to Pick.
Zinnia’s can dirty the water in vases, to keep it clear simply change water regularly or add a drop of bleach to the water. Click for more detailed information on conditioning.


















