These bushy dwarf plants (12-15" tall and wide) are great performers. Mildew resistant, drought and heat tolerant.
Profusi...Read Moreon Fire seeds will come true, because all of the commercially available Profusion seeds are open pollinated varieties.
They were created from selected hybrid crosses between Z. violacea and Z. angustifolia. Those hybrids had 23 chromosomes, and hybrids with an odd-numbered chromosome count are usually sterile. That problem was solved by doubling the number of chromosomes to 46, by using colchicine.
The result is a true-breeding open pollinated new species of zinnia, named Z. marylandica in honor of the University of Maryland, where much of the preliminary breeding work was done. The term "hybrid" is applied to the Profusions, Zaharas, and Pinwheels (all Zinnia marylandicas) because hybrids were used in their creation, but they themselves are not hybrids. Referring to them as hybrids has caused some unfortunate confusion.
The color is intense and does not fade in the hot sun. It blooms over a very long period and is still going at Thanksgiving time. Like ...Read Moreothers in the Profusion series, I have never had any mildew problems with this cultivar. A highly recommended annual.
I have replaced my marigolds with this plant. It stands up much better to the hot and humid Georgia summers. Whether we have rainy or d...Read Morery weather this plant is a show stopper. It does require well draining soil. My butterflies love it!
Greenville, IN (Zone 6a) | September 2007 | positive
Pictures of this flower does not do it justice, it’s a very pretty scarlet orange color, must be hard to capture in a picture, I have i...Read Moret growing in sun and part shade and they are very drought tolerant planted in the ground, sometimes I water them once a week and sometimes not and they keep on flowering! I plan on planting more of these and different colors for next year.
We grew two 18 inch pots of this plant in the full sun in Phoenix (zone 9)during the summer and fall. It was watered every other day in ...Read Morethe hot period. It still looks great!
These bushy dwarf plants (12-15" tall and wide) are great performers. Mildew resistant, drought and heat tolerant.
Profusi...Read More
The color is intense and does not fade in the hot sun. It blooms over a very long period and is still going at Thanksgiving time. Like ...Read More
I have replaced my marigolds with this plant. It stands up much better to the hot and humid Georgia summers. Whether we have rainy or d...Read More
Pictures of this flower does not do it justice, it’s a very pretty scarlet orange color, must be hard to capture in a picture, I have i...Read More
We grew two 18 inch pots of this plant in the full sun in Phoenix (zone 9)during the summer and fall. It was watered every other day in ...Read More
Firey orange flowers bloom almost continually, best in hot weaher with regular watering, is excellent diease resistance