Every fall I order seeds. And every winter when I can’t play in the dirt outside, I play in the dirt inside and sow seeds. I sowed zinnia and cosmos seeds in February.
In early May I filled a large patio pot with soil and transplanted the seedlings into it. I pushed a few more zinnia seeds into the soil for good measure.
By June 10th the plants were filling the clay pot.
By the end of June, zinnias and cosmos in vivid shades of mauve, magenta, peach and orange stood tall.
Cut and Come Again zinnias make good cut flowers in a vase; the more you cut, the more blooms you will have. Sea Shells cosmos have textured flowers.
The flowers are so vibrant; they are a hummingbird magnet.
Click on any photo above to scroll through a slideshow.
Do you have favorite seeds that you sow?
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Your Zinnias are so beautiful I am going to buy some already grown and put them in for color. 🙂
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Good luck! If you can’t locate them in bloom, coneflowers come in vibrant colors too. Coneflowers are perennials so they will come back in spring. Zinnia are annuals; they have to be planted every year.
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Your always teaching.
Beautiful flowers can’t wait to see them all.
Love B/J
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Teaching is at the heart of everything I do.
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Great flowers, great pic’s
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Thank you for reading and commenting on my blog!
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Beautiful pictures!
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Thank you! And thank you for the follow.
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I’m woefully behind in blog-reading, mainly because I’m busy embroidering most of the time. This is a lovely post! Love your planters, your photos, everything! Sending you a hug and all my best wishes! xx
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So good to hear from you!
Thank you for reading and commenting on my post.
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