Zinnias
 

Pics from this past summer.

Nice! Which zinnias are those? Zinnias are so easy and they sure bring the butterflies and other pollinators around. We always plant a strip of them along the fence at the side of the garden. I like the taller ones as it makes deadheading easier on my back. And they're usually half red ones and half yellow ones.

I grew the green envy zinnias, dark purple,Will Roger's,Red man cactus, Burpeeanea Giants,candystripe, a few others for the pollinators. I loved watching the butterflies and hummingbirds.
So easy to grow and added eye popping color.

The orange king zinnia, one of my favorites.

Nice flowers!

Thank You!

Is the Orange King the third photo, with the butterfly?

And which is that velvety purple one in the second photo, do you know? Beautiful.

They are all lovely!

[QUOTE=MdTNGrdner;725367]Is the Orange King the third photo, with the butterfly?

And which is that velvety purple one in the second photo, do you know? Beautiful.

They are all lovely![/QUOTE]
The zinnia is a dark purple zinnia, I purchased from Crosmans seeds. Will Rogers, zinnias is a true red color zinnia with the monarch butterfly. I will see if I took a pic of the orange king zinnia,

Zinnias are the best! Easy to sprout, fast growing, butterflies and even hummingbirds love them.
Now if only they had fragrance lol!

These are Will Rogers and Daffodil, what I use every year along the fence by the edge of the garden. Those colors seem to attract the most butterflies for me. The height is just right for me for deadheading but not so tall they eventually fall over.

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Beautiful! Zinnias. I like the Will Roger zinnias, one of my favorite red zinnias.

Wish zinnias was fragrant too.

Zinnias
 

Pics of zinnias

Oh, so pretty!

Yes, very nice! We have powdery mildew problems here in the late summer - those leaves look great!

Gorgeous Zinnia's Karla. I love zinnia's too, and have to have them for my butterfly garden. I grew a mixed packet of California Giants, but the color below is my favorite color out of that packet. It's almost like an unreal color for a flower, it has like a fluorescents to it. I wish I knew the name, it's not Purple Prince. I took this picture towards the end of the season, when they always get powdery mildew and leaf spots. I saved seeds, so this color will be all over my front yard.

[QUOTE=GoDawgs;725402]These are Will Rogers and Daffodil, what I use every year along the fence by the edge of the garden. Those colors seem to attract the most butterflies for me. The height is just right for me for deadheading but not so tall they eventually fall over.

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Thank you very much for sharing these beautiful photos.
I remember as a child that there were many butterflies where he lived like the ones he has in the photos, unfortunately, for many years I have not seen any again.
Nico

@Karla, do you seed save?

How do yall keep your zinnias short? Mine grow 8 feet tall and are impossible to stake.

I do save seed from my zinnias.

Scott, your zinnia is pretty. Love the color.
Last summer, I enjoyed! the butterflies and hummingbirds.
My zinnias grew about 3 ft. tall.
I like plenty of color in the flower garden.

Mine gets really tall, but the wind knocks them down.

I grew almost every variety of zinnia that harris seed carries last summer. I liked Bennary's Giant Mix and Fruit Smoothie Mix, also the Cactus Mix. My favorite potted varieties are Short Stuff and Zinnitia.

Cole, I can't find a single hit for Zinnitia. Where did you get your seeds?

[QUOTE=ScottinAtlanta;725566]How do yall keep your zinnias short? Mine grow 8 feet tall and are impossible to stake.[/QUOTE]
You buy a short variety.

[QUOTE=ScottinAtlanta;725797]Cole, I can't find a single hit for Zinnitia. Where did you get your seeds?[/QUOTE]

Maybe I spelled it wrong. Harris has it. I actually like Short Stuff better, but the seeds are harder to find. The color mix is a little heavy with orange. You dont quite get an equal number of each color.

Thank You!

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Zinnia mode
 

Thanks to everyone's lovely photos and some online search images (it can't possibly be [I]my[/I] fault :)) ), I'm in zinnia mode.

So I went looking for Fruit Smoothie Mix and didn't see it anywhere online except Burpee and Home Depot - maybe Harris stopped carrying it? I did find it at our local Home Depot, though :) Thanks Cole_Robbie!

Has anyone tried the Tequila Lime variety? :lol: :roll:

Very Pretty! Zinnias literally suck butterflies out of the sky.