After several false starts in 2026, I am pleased to post my first zinnias of the year! I usually have zinnias much earlier than this, nearly year round. I think they were worth the wait. The longest stemmed flowers I have ever grown. As usual, no clue why!
The first batch of seeds I planted – frozen. The second – eaten by unknown varmints. The third time was the charm. I have planted so many zinnia seeds, I am not sure what these are. ZinMaster, I think. I really wanted Cactus Zinnias, but I think I have gone through all those seeds
The closer view:
The vase is a jar that held specialty tea. The small green flowers at the base are seed heads from Pentas, an annual flower, I am not sure what kind. Creamy white flowers are from Juba Bush (Iresine diffusa). Ferns are from the invasive Asian Sword Fern.
Simple pleasures from the garden.
Thank you to Cathy at RamblingintheGarden for hosting. Follow the link to visit her garden and see more vases.
The Shrub Queen 
Planting seeds can be so frustrating. I call those zinnias flat zinnias and found that butterflies like to land on them.
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Pretty zinnias in cosmos colors!
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Hurrah for your zinnia blooms! I have just planted my seedlings out but thought I might sow a few seeds directly too. What pretty colours yours are, and perfectly balance with your other material, as always – your invasive ferns are so useful!! 😀
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Zinnias! I haven’t even opened my seed packets yet!
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Congratulations on some perfect zinnias! And with long stems for vases too! My seedlings are still waiting to be planted out, which is not a good idea in this heat so maybe I’ll find a pot for them instead…
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Lovely, worth the wait. My seedlings always get eaten by slugs, it is quite an achievement to bring them through to the stage of actually having blooms. Congratulations.
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My zinnias are only about six inches tall. Yours area happy preview of what I am expecting. Very pretty and the perfect flowers for arranging.
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Third time’s a charm. They’re gorgeous.
I love the cactus type too but my seeds didn’t survive the critters (bunny perhaps). I need to get another batch in the ground asap.
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