Description
Elegant, cheerful, unique, cupcakes. These are things that come to my (perhaps warped) mind when I gaze upon these czarinas of the zinnias. Queen Lime Blush Zinnia (aka Queen Lime with Blotch) earns her title with nearly fully double and semi-double flowers and the most stunning of color contrasts. Productive, easy-to-grow, and abundantly branching 2 ½- 3 ½ inch blooms are destined for striking wedding bouquets, classy parties, and happy farmers market customers. 30-40” tall. Annual.
Days to Maturity: 75
Latin Name: Zinnia elegans
Life cycle for seed saving: Annual
Planting Instructions:
Direct seed Queen Lime Blush Zinnia in full sun once soil temperature reaches 70F or start indoors 4 weeks before last frost. Seeding depth ¼”. Transplant or thin to 9-12.” Row spacing 12.”
For more tips on when to plant flower seed, check out our NW Flower Planting Calendar!
All of our seed is Non-GMO and Certified Organic by Washington State Department of Agriculture. We grow the majority of our varieties here at Deep Harvest Farm on Whidbey Island while we purchase the rest from other small, organic Northwest seed growers. Finally, all of our offerings are open-pollinated (OP) so that you too can save and share seed from these plants!
