Grow guide
How to grow Zinnia Benary's Giant Scarlet
Zinnia elegans
- Type
- Zinnia
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 75–85 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Harvest As needed
- Deadhead Weekly
- Pinch At transplant
Notes
Single-color Benary's Giant selection; fully double 5-6" scarlet blooms on 4-5' stems with good powdery mildew resistance.
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Grows well nearby
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