Zinnia Seeds Violet Queen

Why everybody loves Zinnias: Probably no plant can give you more color for less work. It’s because the zinnia is one of the easiest plants to grow from seed (any child can do it, and many do!), they’ll give you every color but blue, and they bloom all season up until frost. Can you think of another flower that does all that?

How to grow them: Good full sun is really all that’s required, although some of the newer hybrids will even bloom in partial shade. As for water, they don’t need much, since they’re from hot desert-like habitats. Soil? Almost any soil will do, but they prefer fast-draining gritty soil, if you have that available.

Zinnia seeds are perfect for starting indoors to have bloom early. But be sure you wait until every frost is gone, and the soil has warmed up a bit before setting them out. They’re super-sensitive to frost–after all, these plants are from frost-free regions, and don’t like cold soil. If you’d rather, you can just wait until spring arrives, and sow them outside. They’re very undemanding.