Add a burst of color to your garden with Massa Zinnia Multi-Colored Seeds (Zinnia elegans). This vigorous annual variety produces large, vibrant blooms in shades of pink, orange, red, yellow, and white, creating striking garden displays, borders, and floral arrangements. Zinnias are one of the easiest summer flowers to growthriving in warm weather, resisting drought, and continuously blooming until frost.
Features
- Brilliant Multi-Colored Blooms: Creates eye-catching garden displays and cutting flowers.
- Continuous Flowering: Blooms from summer through frost for long-lasting color.
- Pollinator-Friendly: Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.
- Heat and Drought Tolerant: Ideal for warm climates and sunny garden spots.
- Low Maintenance: Easy to grow and maintain, even for beginner gardeners.
- Perfect for Borders and Containers: Great for bright edging, planters, and floral bouquets.
Specifications
- Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
- Common Name: Zinnia (Massa Variety)
- Plant Type: Annual flowering plant
- Height: 1830 inches (4575 cm)
- Bloom Time: Summer to first frost
- Light Requirements: Full sun
- Soil Requirements: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil
- Watering: Moderate; water deeply but infrequently
- Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 211 (grown as annual)
- Planting Season: Spring after last frost
- Planting Depth: 1/4 inch (0.6 cm)
- Spacing: 1012 inches apart
- Maintenance: Deadhead spent blooms to promote new flowers
- Uses: Garden beds, borders, containers, and cutting gardens
Planting Guide
- Direct sow outdoors after the last frost in full sun and well-drained soil.
- Cover seeds lightly (1/4 inch deep) and keep soil moist until germination (710 days).
- Thin seedlings to maintain 1012 inches spacing.
- Water deeply once or twice weekly; avoid overhead watering to prevent mildew.
- Remove faded blooms regularly to extend flowering season.