Mighty Lion Butterfly Zinnia Flower Seeds

Zinnia - Mighty Lion- Zinnia elegans Annual - For wonderful, bright color in the garden, Mighty Lion offers intense orange-red, fully double, 4 - 5" blossoms with multiple layers of petals that remind us of a lion's mane. The sturdy branching plants are exceptionally long blooming and their vibrant flowers make striking indoor bouquets. Soil & Water: Zinnias grow readily in ordinary garden soil in full sun. For large and abundant flowers, thin before seedlings get crowded; adequate spacing and regular, even watering helps keep zinnias productive and discourages mildew.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Zinnia elegans
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Annual - For wonderful, bright color in the garden, Mighty Lion offers intense orange-red, fully double, 4 - 5" blossoms with multiple layers of petals that remind us of a lion's mane.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1/2"
• Germination: 7-10 Days
• Height At Maturity: 3 to 3-1/2 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 8-12"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Mighty Lion Butterfly Zinnia Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Mighty Lion Butterfly Zinnia Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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