Common types include Zinnia elegans, Zinnia angustifolia, and Zinnia haageana. Consider the height and flower type when choosing. Some varieties grow up to 3 feet tall, while others stay compact.

Type of flower: There are many types of zinnias, including single, semi-double, and true double blooms. Different petal shapes look like feathers or cactus spikes, too.

Pruning in this manner and deadheading old zinnia flowers when they fade encourages zinnias to branch and bloom more. Read the original article on Better Homes & Gardens. Show comments.

Ahead, flower farmers explain how and when to deadhead zinnias for a flush of colorful blooms from summer to the first frost. Meet the Expert Julia Keel , owner of Full Keel Farm , a grower of ...

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Zesty zinnias (Zinnia elegans) are a Louisiana Super Plant for spring 2024. Zinnias are beloved flowers for the garden for their bright, cheerful colors and large flower heads on tall, single stalks.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice about gardening in Florida on zinnias, flowering ground cover, phalaenopsis orchids, big leaf ferns, ti plants and hawthorns. Skip to content.

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Going back in time In 2016, a bright orange flower Zinnia became the first to bloom in space aboard the ISS. The experiment was part of NASA's "Veggie" plant growth experiment, that aimed to study ...