Saving seed for Zany pink picotee?
 

[QUOTE=Karla;741686]Very! Pretty. Wete you able to save seeds?

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Unfortunately, these were not my plants. I saw these in a local nursery and took a photo of the potted zinnias.

Zinnia Questions
 

How long do seeds last?

Also, what did you find growing out seeds you saved from the F1 hybrids?

Thanks for any info,
Barb

Double Zahara Cherry & Double Profusion Yellow
 

The yellow is in a pot with some pentas and vinca. I bought the zinnias as plants at a nursery. Since I live in such a warm area with such a long growing season from time to time I have to refresh my color pots with new annuals.

Double Zahara Fire
 

Again, these are not from seeds, but I purchased the plants.

Beautiful pictures. Thank you.

How long do zinnias take from seed to bloom? Can I direct sow them outside?

The Old Farmer's Almanac states it is 60-70 days from seed to bloom. But I would think that depends on the growing conditions in everyone's area. I grew some in pots earlier in the season, and I chose the more petite varieties to grow in pots. I had trouble with my dogs eating the seedlings. I've learned my lesson not to try to grow things in pots that are 4 or 5 ft tall... and don't think I didn't try, LOL. There are others on this thread that are much more experienced with growing zinnias than I am. I'm sure one of them will come along soon.

[QUOTE=Tracydr;742506]How long do zinnias take from seed to bloom? Can I direct sow them outside?[/QUOTE]

Were I am you can direct sow outside.
I didn't count days but they have been amazing for me in Nor Cal. I could see a few l sowings in a season, but I haven't tried it.

[QUOTE=Tracydr;742506]How long do zinnias take from seed to bloom? Can I direct sow them outside?[/QUOTE]

I'm in zone 7a and I have no problem growing them in the garden. In general I'm not a flower guy, but they add a lot of color and bee/butterfly activity to the garden and are easy and fun to grow.

Zinnia "Profusion" in long planter boxes
 

We went to lunch at. P.F. Chang's and they had these gorgeous zinnias growing on two sides of their restaurant.

Germination Rates
 

Very pretty.

I found an unopened pack of Zinnia seeds from 2013 (Parkseed); I sowed a few and they germinated. Then I looked them up and they look nice.

OTOH - my saved seeds have lousy germination rates. Some do germinate so it's something I must be doing.

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I sowed some of the Zahara seeds for the mix, Yellow and Cherry. All are double and size of plants look nice. Seeds were from my multi-pack from Gardentrends. Seeds were also coated.

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Also bought /sowed Hidden Dragon seeds from Parks; They look beautiful to me; and if some have different variation of stripes all the better.

Those zinnias at the restaurant are really pretty. And it looks like somebody's been keeping them deadheaded too. I'm SO glad it's not me! :lol:

These zinnias are at a junior college near me, landscaped by a garden club.

That's beautiful.

Mine are looking rough right now; we've had long afternoon showers for over a week now and I 'treated' the Powdery Mildew with Milk. The PM looks gone but replaced with black mold???.

I have new seedlings just emerging.

Does anyone save seeds from their flowers? If so, how successful are you in getting them to germinate. What's the trick? I get a few to germinate but not many.

A few days ago, I germinated bought seeds and my save seeds in the Oasis cubes and my save seeds till haven't germinated.

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BTW - Parks Seeds has a bunch with 40% off right now.

Zinnias might be my new thing