Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 6, 2 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
Hi Robin,

Brenda\'s avatar zinnia is like some of her zinnias with up-curled petals, which gives them a spoon-shaped look that resembles some dahlia flowers much better than the so-called Dahlia Flowered commercial strain. Brenda\'s zinnias inspired me to grow some commercial California Giant zinnias and Benary\'s Giant zinnias, looking for some examples of that petal structure to add to my genetic mix.

The Benary\'s Giants and the California Giants both have extra large sturdy plants, and by including them in my genetic mix I hope to get stronger plants. As I recall, the lavender zinnia was a California Giant and the pinkish zinnia was a Benary\'s Giant. I am going to place added emphasis on improving zinnia plants, as well as their flowers.

ZM