A completely different Zinnia effect than the other species we offer. Plants are finely featured, 24” tall and stiffly self-supporting, slimmer and more graceful than elegans, not so skinny-petaled as tenuifolia, and colors more muted than either. The color ranges from a rich matte red through shades of ochre to bright rust as the flower head matures. Propagate like other zinnia, spacing 6-12” apart in the row. Stems are generously long for cut flowers (especially with closer spacing), but the nondominating presence of these flowers invites them for use with grasses and other elements of natural landscaping for a meadow effect. This variety comes to us from Southern Seed Exposure, who introduced this species to modern gardeners in 1992. We look forward to growing other colors of this species in the future.

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