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Zinnia elegans CANDY STRIPED – 100 Seeds
Striped Red, Yellow, Cream & Orange Blooms
Annual • Easy to Grow • Pollinator Friendly • Cut Flower Garden
🌸 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Candy Striped Zinnias are a cheerful heirloom variety known for their playful red streaks and splashes across yellow, cream, orange, and pink petals. Each bloom is slightly different, creating a lively patchwork of striped flowers that brighten beds, borders, and cottage gardens.
These easy-to-grow annuals bloom quickly and produce flowers continuously throughout the summer. Plants grow strong stems that are perfect for cutting and bring weeks of vibrant color to the garden.
🌼 WHY GARDENERS LOVE CANDY STRIPED ZINNIAS
Candy Striped Zinnias add joyful color and personality to summer gardens. Their unique striped petals make them a favorite for cottage gardens, cutting gardens, and colorful borders.
They are wonderful cut flowers and look beautiful in fresh bouquets, farmhouse arrangements, party centerpieces, and rustic wedding flowers.
Zinnias are famous for being “cut and come again” flowers. When you harvest blooms, the plant responds by branching and producing even more flowers, creating fuller plants and continuous blooms all season.
Leave plenty blooming in the garden as well — butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and even seed-loving finches love visiting zinnias, making them perfect for pollinator gardens and wildlife-friendly landscapes.
🌱 FAST FACTS
Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
Life Cycle: Annual
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Bloom Season: Summer through Fall
Plant Height: 24–36 inches
Plant Spacing: 8–12 inches
Planting Depth: ¼ inch
Sowing Method: Direct Sow or Start Indoors
Cold Stratification: Not Required
Hardiness Zones: 3–10
Ships: Year Round
🌱 HOW TO GROW ZINNIAS
Direct sow outdoors after the last frost when soil has warmed to about 70°F. Plant seeds ¼ inch deep in well-drained soil and space plants 8–12 inches apart in full sun.
Water regularly while plants establish. Once established, zinnias tolerate heat and short dry periods well.
To encourage bushier plants and more flowers, cut blooms frequently or deadhead spent flowers. Harvesting flowers encourages plants to branch and produce more blooms throughout the season.
For earlier blooms, seeds may be started indoors 4–6 weeks before the last frost.
