Zinnias For Containers

Make sure your container has holes at the bottom.

Zinnias for containers. It s the foliage that gets powdery mildew. Water needs to be able to drain from your container. Zinnias are in the same family as daisies compositae. They are a warm season annual and are easy to grow from seed or container plants.

I am growing zinnia in containers on my patio for the first time. Zinnia elegans has lance shaped rough leaves but other varieties can have broader less scratchy leaves. This mexican native is the go to species for hot spots like sidewalk beds or that no man s land beside the garage since it s even more drought tolerant than common zinnias. Water the pots whenever the first inch 2 5 cm or so of soil has dried out.

Tall make low masses of color flowers almost completely cover the leaves tidy plant for edging walkways or for containers only comes in 3 colors gold deep yellow and white. Zinnia container care and maintenance. Like their taller brethren. Creeping or spreading zinnia angustifolia such as the crystal series are a revelation for the front of the border raised beds containers and even ground covers.

The white is a nice annual substitute for blackfoot daisy for gardeners in heavy clay. Once you have zinnias growing in pots care for them is easy. As a consequence one of the plants has completely collapsed. Once you find plants that you like you will want to purchase or find containers that will be a little larger than your zinnias.

Flowers can be daisy like double cactus flowered or a formal looking dahlia like flower. Make sure they get a lot of sun throughout the day as this will result in more flowers. If there are no holes water will sit at the bottom rotting the roots and ultimately. Zinnia elegans exclusive our exclusive color combo of these easy care 8 to 12 inch zinnias offers a sparkling trio in perfectly matched shades of rich buttery yellow citrus orange and white pots of pixie s rounded fully double 2 to 3 inch blossoms shine above crisp green foliage to brighten bare corners or add cheerful color to a front porch or walk or backyard patio garden.

Fall zinnias are multicolored superstar beauties and make a wonderful mixed border or a mass bed of color in your landscape. Many people know and love tall zinnias that are used for cut flowers. When it comes to small zinnia plants you have the choice of lots of small flowers or impressive large flowers on small plants. I bought them as healthy plug plants and pinched them when they go to a decent height to encourage more leaf growth.

Wide variety of bold colored rounded flowers. Containers filled with colorful zinnias are sure to. Narrow leaf zinnia zinnia angustifolia flowers about 1. They also work well in containers.

There are dwarf varieties and tall varieties that will grow up to 4 ft. We have reently had floods then high winds and now a day of 32 heat. However there are many smaller zinnias that are equally beautiful and useful in the garden.