Zinnia elegans 'Giant Dahlia Mix'

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There's nothing nicer than the jumble of colours of these zinnia flowers in a jug on the kitchen table. The flowers are spectacular, huge and long-lasting. More
60 seeds 030043 £1.95 In stock
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There's nothing nicer than the jumble of colours of these zinnia flowers in a jug on the kitchen table. The flowers are spectacular, huge and long-lasting; a wonderful mix of oranges, reds, pinks and yellows.

Zinnia elegans are one of my very favourite families for cutting, with a long picking season and excellent vase life.

You can also buy the seed mix in our beautiful Vase and Seeds Gift Sets

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Genus Zinnia
Group/Species elegans
Variety Giant Dahlia Mix
Type Half-Hardy Annual
Border Position Cutting Garden
Soil Type Broad Tolerance
Scent Unscented
Site Full Sun
Moisture Well-drained
Height 90cm (36in)
Spacing 30cm (12in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting Zinnias are best sown April-May under cover in modules or gutters to avoid root disturbance. Place somewhere warm and keep moist until germination occurs, usually within a week. Harden off before planting out after the frosts, once roots have filled their individual modules. Pinch out tips as you plant. Direct sow late May-June, zinnias hate cold nights.:
Care Tips Water once a week and stake plants individually - if they collapse over, they’ll never grow or flower as well as when vertically supported. Zinnias have a tendency to botrytis, especially during damp and cool weather so it is important to ensure good air circulation around plants and tidy up any dead or dying leaves and plant material. Picking or deadheading is necessary to prolong blooming and encourage branching.
Flowering July - first frosts, 12-14 weeks from sowing.
Vase Life 7 days. Strip bottom leaves.
Harvesting Flower production: 3 months.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
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Zinnia elegans 'Giant Dahlia Mix' reviews

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Reviewed 20th April 2020 by Val

Still growing therefore can’t comment as yet

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Reviewed 14th August 2019 by James

Excellent service and pleased overall with pirchase

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Reviewed 4th August 2019 by Mary

The seeds all grew and are now just flowering having grown into lovely big plants

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Mr Percy

Unfortunately only a few have come up. Certainly not 60.

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Fiona

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Anne

At the moment in full bloom and they are gorgeous.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Phil

All rotted off and bent at base. As weather was wet, I spotted them on in cool greenhouse and they were fine. Once planted out, then lasted about 2 weeks. Waste of effort and money

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Patricia

Fantastic service from order placement to delivery. The Zinnia are amazing this year

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jayne

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mrs Baker

I open my garden for two charity days in June and usually my Dallas are in flower but because of torrential rain in early June everything in the garden was delayed. Now the Dallas are beautiful.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Charlotte

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Deborah

Excellent - A beautiful flower

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Elaine

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Gillian

Poor germination, only 4 plants

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Marie

Great products and service. Lots of choice.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Lynda

Only 2 seeds germinated_still waiting them to flower.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sara

very disappointing, germination as low and plants are not giant at all!

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jennifer

Good germination and strong plants with lovely colour range. Have grown before and will again

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Reviewed 21st November 2018 by Fiona

Very weak seedlings. Only 1 survived

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Reviewed 8th November 2018 by Fenella

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Reviewed 31st October 2018 by Jill

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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Norma

Safely received and strong healthy plants. They have flowered all summer long and are still producing more flowers than I have vases for, in fact I feel that for one flower picked another ten flower in its place. Highly recommended.

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Reviewed 21st September 2018 by Joyce

I bought a whole bunch of plug plants and tubers in Spring, all for a clients cutting garden. I grew the plant on until they were 2/3Litre pot size. The plants were all good, strong and sturdy and I only have two that died off in around 275 plants. I was dissappointed with the dahlias though as the not all came true as per the label. I certainly didnt get the Labyrinth that I ordered.

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Reviewed 20th September 2018 by Carol

Potted them up in multiple purpose compost put them in the greenhouse till the weather got better,they never really grow very well,all died in the end.

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Elaine

My favourite plant of the summer! Such a variety of gorgeous colours. They have produced flower after flower for cutting from mid-summer onwards. Lovely long stems and pretty flowers in jewel tones. I will definitely be buying these again - either seedlings or seeds.

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Stella

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Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Isabel

They were a bit feeble. A few flowers only but not the amount I’d hoped for.

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Reviewed 4th September 2018 by Susan

The last two are very poor and have hardly thrived even tho I have looked after them. I will not be buying seedlings again from Sarah. Very sad

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you for leaving your review. We are very sorry to hear of your disappointment with your Zinnia and have refunded you for them."

Posted 7th November 2018

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Reviewed 3rd September 2018 by ANGELA

They arrived earlier than expected and I don't have a heated greenhouse. Only one survived.

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Reviewed 2nd September 2018 by Molly

These struggled with the hot, dry conditions but have revived in the past month and are now thriving. I just love the crazy 'Victorian Jelly' quality of these flowers.

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Reviewed 29th August 2018 by Adrian

Excellent. Spectacular blooms. Will grow more in jfuture

Zinnia

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Reviewed 5th August 2017 by JACQUELINE BAILEY-TUFTS

Have grown Zinnias before from other companies but have been quite disappointed with the results. Thought I'd give these Zinnia seeds a go and they are wonderful. Wish I'd put them further back in the beds as they have grown nice and tall, but very sturdy.

Brilliant eye catcher

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Reviewed 23rd July 2017 by Carmen Neumann

I was worried these would not work having seen Sarah's video stating how warm it needs to be for them, but was pleasantly surprised. Will definitely grow more next year.

Add that extra zing to the border

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Reviewed 8th July 2017 by A Holloway

Really love these especially in a south facing border where they thrive. Rich colours and strong stems which don't need supporting. Mine grow to about 60cm max. This is the third year I've grown them successfully from seed

Brilliant colour

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Reviewed 17th November 2014 by ELIZABETH WALKER

Grow these every year from seed started inside. Grew to 8 ft this year and 2 are still in flower ........! Probably the most enquired after flower in our garden for its brilliant colour and rigid stems.

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