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Zinnias
Dec 18, 2010 20:18:01 GMT -5
Post by daylilydude on Dec 18, 2010 20:18:01 GMT -5
Is there an easier or more colorful flower to grow?
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Zinnias
Dec 18, 2010 21:21:06 GMT -5
Post by sorellina on Dec 18, 2010 21:21:06 GMT -5
I have problems sometimes with zinnias getting chewed early on, but if they survive transplanting, they do well. Those look like Lilliputs maybe.
Sunflowers are the easiest overall for me.
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Dec 19, 2010 5:17:57 GMT -5
Post by daylilydude on Dec 19, 2010 5:17:57 GMT -5
They were a mixed bag of zinnia seed I received in a trade, and to me, I think the 2nd easiest would be marigolds.
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Dec 19, 2010 8:34:23 GMT -5
Post by sorellina on Dec 19, 2010 8:34:23 GMT -5
Yep, you may be right there. Bachelor buttons are also easy as are nigella (love in a mist). They're smaller seedlings, though, so not a good choice for real little kids. I start everything inside first because I find I have more control over which things come up and where.
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Dec 19, 2010 11:04:15 GMT -5
Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 19, 2010 11:04:15 GMT -5
Not being much of a flower person I've had minimal experience growing these. I do like the peppermint ones for looks. I planted a package of them and had a few bloom.
Don't marigolds have to be started indoors for we northern gardeners??
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Dec 20, 2010 0:11:11 GMT -5
Post by stratcat on Dec 20, 2010 0:11:11 GMT -5
My first time growing zinnias this year. 'Zahara Starlight Rose' in the Hellstrip on 2 October, 2010, taken from the street. Started these inside. A swath of salvia in front got whacked by new sons-of-biscuits in the neighborhood.
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Dec 20, 2010 8:58:26 GMT -5
Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 20, 2010 8:58:26 GMT -5
Nice planting Strat. Some of them have a purplish star in the centre and others do not? Just the way they grew out or are the starry ones mature blooms?
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Dec 20, 2010 9:07:35 GMT -5
Post by cw on Dec 20, 2010 9:07:35 GMT -5
Not being much of a flower person I've had minimal experience growing these. I do like the peppermint ones for looks. I planted a package of them and had a few bloom. Don't marigolds have to be started indoors for we northern gardeners?? I grow old fashioned pot marigolds,they self seed really well.Try just chucking a small amount of seed out at the right sowing time ,bet they will grow for you,Ill look through my stash and see if I saved any .
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Dec 20, 2010 10:18:45 GMT -5
Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 20, 2010 10:18:45 GMT -5
One of the people on this block has Calendula. If they didn't have a little yappy mutt, I'd consider saving some of their seeds, lol
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Dec 20, 2010 10:41:19 GMT -5
Post by stratcat on Dec 20, 2010 10:41:19 GMT -5
Nice planting Strat. Some of them have a purplish star in the centre and others do not? Just the way they grew out or are the starry ones mature blooms? Thanks, Blue! We expected all the zinnias to have "fuchsia-starred, cream blooms" as specified in the Territorial Seed Co. catalog, but they didn't. They also turned out shorter than expected.
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Dec 20, 2010 11:57:03 GMT -5
Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 20, 2010 11:57:03 GMT -5
Strat, I prefer shorter varieties as I tend to use ornamental flowers as borders for taller things like Sorghum or Sunflowers.
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Dec 28, 2010 19:07:00 GMT -5
Post by pattis on Dec 28, 2010 19:07:00 GMT -5
I grow the taller red variety, as I grow my flowers for the Hummingbirds. I find that the slugs enjoy them while they are small and later in the season they get covered in mold. However, they are quite lovely and my hummers enjoy them.
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Jan 9, 2011 11:30:20 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2011 11:30:20 GMT -5
. Don't marigolds have to be started indoors for we northern gardeners?? No. You can sow them in spring here in Z 5 and get bloom. And they bloom late so a light frost isn't a problem.
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Jan 10, 2011 4:10:13 GMT -5
Post by adobo on Jan 10, 2011 4:10:13 GMT -5
I'm currently growing Yellow flame Zinnia. Its my first Bi-colored zinnia and I love how hardy they are...
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Jan 21, 2011 19:27:53 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 19:27:53 GMT -5
I love zinnia's. For me they are the easiest to grow. I just throw them on the ground and they come up. Last year I didn't buy any, they all self sowed. This year I purchased some colors I don't have. I'm going to have zinnia's all over the place.
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Jan 21, 2011 19:41:11 GMT -5
Post by txdirtdog on Jan 21, 2011 19:41:11 GMT -5
I grew a bed of scarlet and purple giant types and a lilliput mix color for the first time last season. They were really nice, and worked well as cut flowers for wifee, but something that looked like powdery mildew was all over the leaves. They still bloomed well until weather took them down. Then I changed that bed over to lettuce and onions. I have been pulling seedlings out as weeds. This thread just made me think I ought to be potting these up instead. Thanks for making me rethink that.
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Jan 21, 2011 19:54:55 GMT -5
Post by Barton on Jan 21, 2011 19:54:55 GMT -5
I'm currently growing Yellow flame Zinnia. Its my first Bi-colored zinnia and I love how hardy they are... I love the colors of that one adobo!! I grow a lot of zinnias in a north facing bed behind the barn...also usually put a few by the porch and in other beds...long lasting color!!!
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Jan 22, 2011 15:51:09 GMT -5
Post by Trudi on Jan 22, 2011 15:51:09 GMT -5
I have powdery mildew problems here. Sometimes I give the zinnias a spritz with fungacide and that helps them. Last year I grew some very pretty zinnias called "Persian Carpet", the flowers were not big, maybe an inch or a bit more across, but they grew like mad in the heat and drought. www.reneesgarden.com/seeds/seeds-hm/flowersT.htm#zin
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Mar 8, 2011 12:24:40 GMT -5
Post by adobo on Mar 8, 2011 12:24:40 GMT -5
Does anybody have candy cane / peppermint zinnia seeds to spare?
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Apr 11, 2011 12:50:36 GMT -5
Post by sorellina on Apr 11, 2011 12:50:36 GMT -5
Ciao Erwin-
If you still need seed, PM me. I'd be especially interested if you have any of the Yellow Flame to trade. That's a very cool zinnia. I sowed mine yesterday (inside).
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Apr 20, 2011 1:18:13 GMT -5
Post by adobo on Apr 20, 2011 1:18:13 GMT -5
Ciao Erwin- If you still need seed, PM me. I'd be especially interested if you have any of the Yellow Flame to trade. That's a very cool zinnia. I sowed mine yesterday (inside). Hi Jilliana. Just saw your post today. The I'll reserve a dead head for you. I noticed that this zinnia blooms better in fullsun compare to the AM sun on the pic above. this is the pic of the bloom grown in full sun. here is my funny looking green envy. I wonder if these two will X-pollinate and what might be the result?
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May 4, 2011 21:48:38 GMT -5
Post by adobo on May 4, 2011 21:48:38 GMT -5
what's wrong with my zinnia? after the 1st 2 flowers, the succeeding flowers are petal-ess
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May 5, 2011 11:37:10 GMT -5
Post by sorellina on May 5, 2011 11:37:10 GMT -5
Wow, that's weird, Erwin - sorry, but I have no idea what would cause that. Thanks for reserving one of your Yellow Flames for me. I'm growing Envy finally this year. I also have some Benary's Giant Lime so it will be fun to put those in with some cool coloured flowers.
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May 5, 2011 18:08:05 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 18:08:05 GMT -5
If they had them and lost them on the same plant it might be do to a virus or mycoplasm that was likely transmitted by an insect. usually one eventually sees other symptoms such as yellowing or stunted growth on the plant. If other plants start to do it then this is a likely reason. It could be from a mutation as well. Sometimes this happens in flowers of this family (Compositae) where by they fail to make the "ray florets" and only produce the disk florets (which make the seed). Whether that is a "stable" mutation (occurs year to year from seed) or not would remain to be seen. Black Beauty Rudebeckia is an example: now Jilliana will want one of theseOr 'Green Wizard' Those aren't green petals. They are "bracts". I've seen this happen on sunflowers as well. Not all Compositae make both ray or disk florets. dandelion - ageratum - zinnia another remote possibility is it got a mild dose of herbicide which didnt kill it but stunted in this way.
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Post by adobo on May 6, 2011 4:08:55 GMT -5
thanks for the very nice explanation that you shared KC. One thing for sure is that its not caused by herbicide coz I don't use one. I'll try to save some dead heads and I'll see if the next generation will have the same mutation or will it regain its rays. Julliana, I have a dead head zinnia reserved for you. I'm just waiting for other plants to have seeds then I'll get back to you.
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May 7, 2011 10:23:56 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 7, 2011 10:23:56 GMT -5
adobo
2,4-D can drift for miles and effect plants if conditions are right. Don't immediately assume because you didn't spray that it might not be herbicide damaged. When it drifts it just gets a minor dose so it may not die but may stunt or alter growth.
I was working yesterday on a windy day and saw a guy spraying weeds on a church lot. I could still smell the chemical 1 block down wind from where he was working.
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May 13, 2011 1:53:05 GMT -5
Post by adobo on May 13, 2011 1:53:05 GMT -5
Well i really hope its not caused by chemicals.. thanks again kc.
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