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Rich, velvety, and full of classic bouquet color, Gigantica Cherry Zinnias are giant florist-style annuals prized for their massive fully double blooms, often reaching 5 inches or more across on tall, sturdy stems. Their deep cherry-red flowers bring warmth, richness, and romantic garden drama to cutting beds, bouquet rows, and flower-farm style plantings, while the oversized layered blooms create the lush dahlia-like look that makes Gigantica zinnias such a standout in fresh arrangements.
These show-stopping flowers are perfect for gardeners who love saturated red tones, armfuls of blooms for cutting, and summer arrangements with a deeper, richer red palette than bright scarlet flowers. Gigantica Cherry adds bold beauty and elegant color to cottage gardens, pollinator spaces, mixed borders, and florist-style cutting gardens, pairing beautifully with whites, blush pinks, corals, limes, and moody berry shades for luxurious bouquet combinations.
With their strong stems, nonstop flowering, and impressive florist-quality bloom size, Gigantica Cherry is an excellent choice for cut flower gardeners, flower-farm style plantings, and anyone who wants a dramatic cherry-red zinnia that looks just as stunning in the vase as it does in the garden.
📸 Flower color may vary slightly depending on lighting, monitor settings, weather, and growing conditions.
🌱 PRODUCT INFORMATION
• Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
• Plant Type: Annual
• Bloom Size: Often 5"+ across in good growing conditions
• Bloom Form: Large fully double florist-style blooms
• Plant Height: Approximately 36–48 inches
• Bloom Season: Summer through frost
• Sun Requirements: Full Sun
• Great For: Cut flowers, bouquets, cottage gardens, flower farms, pollinator gardens, summer borders, florist-style arrangements, cutting gardens
🍒 WHY GARDENERS LOVE GIGANTICA CHERRY
• Massive florist-style blooms in a rich classic cherry-red shade
• Often produces 5"+ fully double flowers on tall sturdy stems
• Deep cherry-red color adds warmth and richness to bouquets and garden beds
• Excellent cut flower variety for summer arrangements and flower-farm style planting
• Beautiful in cottage gardens, cutting rows, and romantic bouquet palettes
• Long blooming, productive, and easy to grow
• Attracts butterflies and other pollinators
• Adds lush, saturated color and flower-farm elegance to summer cutting gardens
🌿 PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Direct sow outdoors after danger of frost when soil has warmed, or start indoors 4–6 weeks early. Plant seeds ¼ inch deep in full sun and well-drained soil. Space plants 8–12 inches apart. Water regularly until established, and deadhead often to encourage nonstop blooms, stronger branching, and armfuls of flowers for cutting all season long.
🌸 COMPANION PLANT SUGGESTIONS
Gigantica Cherry pairs beautifully with Gigantica White, Lime, Carmine Rose, Coral, and Crimson for florist-style cutting gardens filled with rich bouquet tones, flower-farm summer drama, and romantic mixed arrangements. It is especially striking in red-and-white cutting gardens, blush-and-berry palettes, and mixed bouquet beds where a deep cherry focal flower adds warmth, depth, and lush floral color.
