Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 6, 0 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
[quote=\"Loretta_NJ\"]Is the center as white as it appears on that one? Isn\'t that unusual?...[/quote]Hi Loretta,

Yes, the center of that one was that white. Zinnia centers can be even whiter. That mutation occurred in a planting of white cactus zinnias, and most of them had white centers. Zinnia centers occur in about the same color range as the petal colors, but the centers can match the petal color, or differ from it. Centers and petals can \"mix or match\". White centers are less common, but they can give the zinnia bloom a nice look, like in this Tequila Lime zinnia.

Incidentally, have you ever grown zinnias? They are easy to grow, and easy to hand pollinate, to make your own hybrids.

ZM