Zinnia elegans 'Envy'
zinnia
- approx 100 seeds
- £2.99
- available to order from spring
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- Seed Packets (only) £2.99
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: June to August
- Hardiness: tender annual (will die after flowering)
The flower colour of this is summer-blooming annual is a bright yellowish green, and this acts as a wonderful foil to rich shades of purple, plum, orange and yellow. They really add a fresh feel to the borders, and are also excellent for cutting and adding to the vase.
Grow on under glass and plant out once all risk of frost has passed. Pinch out the growing tips to encourage bushier growth, and feed at regular intervals with a high-potash fertiliser throughout the summer.
For early flowers, sow under glass in early spring. Fill a seed tray or pot with good quality compost and space the seeds at 2.5cm intervals and just cover with a sprinkling of compost. Water moderately and when the seedlings are large enough to handle pot on and harden off before planting outside. Alternatively sow thinly outside in a sunny bed after all risk of frost has passed. Thin to 25cm as they grow on. Sowing several batches with a couple of weeks in between each will ensure the flowering period stretches from early summer to the first frosts.
