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ZINNIA elegans - Key Lime Pie
Family: Asteraceae
Characteristics: Annual 70-100 cm
Seed per packet: Approx. 75
Seed per gram: Approx. 150
The Zinnia Key Lime Pie Mix contains two of our favourite zinnia colours, lime and white. These two of the rarest zinnia colours create a beautiful blend, resulting in a frothy white and lime green coloured combination.
The 7.5 cm double and semi-double blooms in the garden, and the vase look sensational. They can be grown in beds or borders and make lovely cut flowers.
Flowers over a long season, remove spent flowers to prolong flowering.
Zinnias are great cut flowers and attract butterflies and beneficial insects to the garden.
It is one of the easiest annuals to grow and is perfect for cutting flowers.
An outstanding performer in garden beds, borders, and containers. Makes an excellent Pollinator Plant.
Native to Mexico, Zinnia is grown as an ornamental in many places and naturalised in scattered locations in South and Central America, the West Indies, the United States, Australia, and Italy.
Zinnia is a warm-season plant and is best grown in well-drained soil in a sunny position.
- Best sown 6 mm directly where they are to grow.
- If sowing in trays transplant when large enough to handle.
- If mass planting as a meadow scatter seeds and rake over.
Tropical: Winter to Late Summer.
Temperate: Spring & Early Summer.
Cool climate: Spring and early Summer.
Germination: 7-14 days at a soil temperature of 20-24°C
*Please note:
- Please do not be too hasty in discarding seeds that do not germinate; seeds will often lay dormant until conditions are like their natural germination requirements.
- All seeds must have adequate water to germinate; keep them moist but not too wet.
- These growth notes are provided as guidance only and do not guarantee successful germination.
- Customers should do their due diligence and ensure they are suited to their region.
Importing to Tasmania Prohibited