Hybridizers: It can be fun to breed your own zinnias - Part 3, 1 by Zen_Man

Zen_Man wrote:
John,

"Can zinnias handle a wet area that iris love ?"

Probably not. Zinnias like good drainage, their roots like to "breathe", and in water-logged soil their roots will rot. For some info on zinnia culture, see:

http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xdpy/kb/growing-zinnias.ht...

http://www.ngb.org/gardening/fact_sheets/fact_details.cfm?fa...

http://www.mainstreetseedandsupply.com/growing-zinnia-flower...

http://www.floridata.com/ref/z/zinn_ele.cfm

http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/macon/palette/080601.html

I am attaching a picture of a recent scabiosa flowered hybrid recombinant. It's nothing to brag about, but at least it has the central florets. It is in one of my concrete re-mesh wire "zinnia cages" to protect it from wondering animals and stormy winds. It is not partly white as it appears in the picture -- that is just overexposure in the dappled sunlight in my garden area, which is pretty much dominated by trees. I have doubts that my zinnias are getting enough sunlight outside. My indoor operation is still going for that reason. I am trying to improve the situation outside by pruning off a few low-hanging limbs.

ZM