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LiveyLovey wrote:
Has anybody experienced their zinnias in 116°F with heat index around or higher surviving?
First time growing Benary mazurkia queen series but have not had them with a summer likes this.
They get little afternoon shade at 4pm.
They do wilt with temps near 103 but bounce back.

TIA!

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