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Purple Prince Zinnia Seeds
Zinnia elegans 'Purple Prince'
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Purple Prince brings drama to the garden with double blooms on tall stems, making them perfect for bouquets!
Easy! Easy! Why everybody loves Zinnias: Probably no plant can give you more color for less work. It's because the zinnia is one of the easiest plants to grow from seed (any child can do it, and many do!), they'll give you every color but blue, and they bloom all season up until frost. Can you think of another flower that does all that?How to grow them: Good full sun is really all that's required, although some of the newer hybrids will even bloom in partial shade. As for water, they don't need much, since they're from hot desert-like habitats. Soil? Almost any soil will do, but they prefer fast-draining gritty soil, if you have that available.
Zinnia seeds are perfect for starting indoors to have bloom early. But be sure you wait until every frost is gone, and the soil has warmed up a bit before setting them out. They're super-sensitive to frost--after all, these plants are from frost-free regions, and don't like cold soil. If you'd rather, you can just wait until spring arrives, and sow them outside. They're very undemanding.
The Wildflower that's been all dressed up for years. There about 20 species of Zinnia in the wild, all in the arid, rocky soils of North, Central and South America, most common in Mexico. If you saw the wild plants, you'd be amazed, since Zinnias are one of our most heavily-hybridized wildflowers, and the somewhat "ragged" originals look nothing like our garden beauties. That's because hybridizers discovered them early, and have been "working on them" for decades.
The Wild Ones The most commonly hybridized species is Zinnia elegans, a common wild plant in Mexico. But in recent years, work has been done on some of the other species. Like the dahlia (also from Mexico) the Zinnia takes quickly and willingly to almost anything the hybridizers want to do: Taller, shorter, or bigger flowers. Multi-colored flowers. You name it, and they seem to be able to do it to Zinnias.
Because of that, these flowers have been staples among major color-makers in gardens since your great-grandmother's time, and more and more beautiful zinnias are created for our gardens almost every year.
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Overall rating: 4.875 / 5 from 8 reviews.
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I did everything wrong and they're still gorgeous
"I am a new homeowner and have done all of my own landscaping for the very first time ever. And I am currently running an experiment with half of the flower bed in front of my house. I literally just dumped a couple of handfuls of seeds in one spot and mixed up the dirt and left it and I cannot tell you how amazing the results are. My zinnias aren't quite purple but it's because I have very alkaline soil. I am trying to amend it with an acid additive but the color of the zinnias has been absolutely astoundingly brilliant. I couldn't be happier with how these have been looking and I am thrilled to show the results."
Great blooms
"I gave these a try this year and they did not disappoint! Definitely exceeded expectations and will order more for other areas of my yard."
Great production
"Great production, hardy, and beautiful flowers."
Such a beautiful flower.
"I scattered the Purple Prince in my cosmos patches and beds. The are adorable surprises of color. It is not their fault, but Phoenix summer is really rough on them. We had beautiful blooms, but had to water 4 or more times per day to get them very well established. At 2 waterings a day, they wilted substantially. But anyone would in 110 degrees!!! Those in the shade or growing in the mint garden faired better with moisture in the soil. The cosmos picote and cosmos really are special performers."
Amazing
"One week after I ORDERED these seeds I have seedlings emerging. Incredible."
These zinnias are doing very well as driveway border.
"The overall field is struggling this year due to the lack of rainfall which allowed more hardy native grasses and weeds to gain a foothold before the flower mix. Purple Prince was used as a border along the drive and because it was tilled and planted later, it was able to get a better start. It did well despite a mower cut them down just before the first bloom! Cut and came again!."
Absolutely would recommend these Zinnia seeds.
"Enjoy cutting bouquets and bringing them in to enjoy and sharing with special friends."
I fell in love with Purple Prince
"I planted these a bit late and they took off like rockets! They are gorgeous! I think every seed germinated! They have been super super easy to take care of all summer!"