Zinnia 'Peppermint Stick Mixed'

The flowers are quite variable and some even appear that have two solid halves! The plants are short,2 ft. They are not as prone to milde...Read Morew as some. The flowers are longer lasting than most.

From your friends at Botanical Interests: When these Zinnias started blooming in our test garden for the first time, our neighbors said, ...Read More'WOW'! Peppermint Stick Zinnias have 3"-5" striped and blotched flowers in scarlet, carmine, vermillion, orange, rosy-purple on cream, and dark yellow. No two flowers are exactly the same. The long-lasting blooms are great for dried or cut flowers. (When growing from seed, Zinnias should be started outdoors in late spring, 2 weeks after the average last frost.) To deter powdery mildew, water by soaking the ground (not from overhead) to keep leaves dry and make sure that sprinklers do not hit them overnight or in the early morning.

I would love to give this zinnia a positive review because the blooms are very pretty. However, when sprouting them from seed indoors, t...Read Morehey are very susceptible to damping off disease.

I have never been big on Zinnias; perennials or self-seeding annuals are more my style. These looked so interesting though, that I had t...Read Moreo try them. There are so many combinations, and each flower has its own personality.