Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 2, 1 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
Hi all,

This is a picture of one of my favorite current recombinant zinnias. One of its ancestors was pictured in my message back on January 13, 2009 10:51 AM. That zinnia was actually grown outside in my Maine garden in 2007. I liked the marbled color effect back then and it is an ancestor of several of my current zinnias.

With regard to this pictured specimen, I particularly admire its marbled pink with ivory white and its airy informal open flower form, whose petals are not tightly packed. Its colors remind me of apple blossoms, and of certain roses I have seen. Needless to say, it is currently an indoor breeder.

ZM