Red Spider Zinnia 'Red Spider'

Not impressed with this one. Unlike some who are able to grow in the ground, I have to plant on the deck in pots.

"Red Sp...Read Moreider" had very small blooms, straggly and sparse. Definitely not a winner in pots per my experience.

I grew these from seed and at first I was not impressed. As the season went along and they grew and grew -- with many blooms -- I could ...Read Moresee how neat this plant was. I have it in a Cottage Garden where it was able to 'ramble' along the taller plants. The stems were very long -- If it were staked, I could see it as tall as 6-7'

Added a nice splash of red throughout my flower bed.

Pretty. However, I garden for butterflies and only the smallest of butterflies sparingly visit this species. I plan to try growing this s...Read Morepecies closer to the host plants of the small butterfly species and see if it gets more attention.

Not really excited about this plant. Grew it for the first time this year. Small red flowers on long stems. It doesn't seem to be all ...Read Morethat profuse in bloom for me. I think I prefer the bigger flowered zinnias and I think the butterflies do too.