Zinnia elegans 'Queen Red Lime'

Zinnia elegans 'Queen Red Lime' is exotic and unusual with red flowers, flecked with lime. I love a single stem of this in a vase.

There is hardly a vegetable garden in France, where you will not see zinnias grown for cutting. They thrive in hot, dry, Mediterranean summers and need good drainage and sunny open positions, but survive our colder, wetter summers fine. Any doubts, and give them one or two doses of Bordeaux Mixture and they will thrive.

Genus	Zinnia elegans
Variety	Queen Red Lime
Type	Half-Hardy Annual
Border Position	Middle
Soil Type	Chalky, Sandy, Neutral
Scent	Unscented
Site	Full Sun
Moisture	Moist but Well-drained
Height	60cm (24in)
Spacing	Plant 30cm (12in) apart.
Sowing, Seeds, Planting	Sow under cover in individual cells in March - early May (zinnias dislike root disturbance) or direct sow in June . Do not overwater.
Care Tips	It has a tendency to botrytis (a reason to think of using Bordeaux mixture or Sulphur). Do not overwater. This can be grown in a container pot.
Flowering	July - first frosts, 12-14 weeks from sowing.
Vase Life	7 days. Strip bottom leaves.
Harvesting	Flower production: 3 months.

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