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Zinnia 'Queen Red Lime'
Zinnia 'Queen Red Lime'
Zinnia elegans
Seed Available June 2025
An antique raspberry hued bloom which slowly lightens to the convolute lime green petals unfurling, surrounding the hot pink center. Add to that the aged metal patina of the underside of the petals, most double and semi double blooms on long stems with a great vase life and you have a designers dream flower for arrangements. Another in the Queen Lime series in which we are enamored. Plants can be over 1m and thrive in heat.
SEED COUNT: 50 approx.
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | Full Sun | 23-30cm apart in rows 30cm apart |
100cm | 6mm | 7-10 days @ 20-22 degrees |
75-90 days |
TRANSPLANT (recommended) – Temperatures below 15 °C delay flowering so plan to transplant when nighttime temperatures reliably not below 15 °C. Sow into flats or preferred seedling container 6 weeks before your transplant date.. Cover seeds lightly with vermiculite. Seeds germinate best at 20-22 °C. Higher temperatures reduce germination. Grow on at 15-18 °C for 3-4 weeks. Harden-off and transplant. Do not allow plants to become root bound and avoid disturbing roots; transplant shock or other stress events may cause double-flowering varieties to produce single blooms for a period following stress.
DIRECT SEED - After last frost, sow 0.6mm deep. For cut flower production, thin seedlings or plant plugs at 20-25 cm in rows 30 cm apart.
NOTES - Succession-sow/plant every four weeks for prolonged yields of high-quality stems. Pinching of initial bud or bloom and subsequent deadheading is recommended to encourage strong branching and bloom production.
