One-year zinnia, ornamental plants with colorful flowers in cheerful shades, occupy a long-lasting and strong position in our gardens.They are very fond of not only their beautiful appearance; They are also distinguished by easy cultivation, vigor and long vitality.
Zinnia sown in spring without special care bloom from June until autumn.This multi-week enthusiasm is stopped only by frosts.Long and beautifully blooming zinnia are a decoration, not only a discount. Planted in containers, they also decorate balconies and terraces. The lower varieties are especially suitable for growing in pots and boxes.Zinnia with long stems look good in tall containers. If we decide not to sow seeds, we can easily buy seedlings of beautifully flowering varieties in shops and garden centers.
The variety of colors and forms of flowers makes it easy to create beautiful arrangements even with zinnia alone.The compositions with other summer flowers are also very attractive.To conjure the aura of a country garden, we can choose, for example, marigolds and lion's mouths. In larger containers, zinnia combined with higher cosmos with delicate flowers look lovely.
Picturesque pictures create plants accompanying zinnia with slender stems, such as vervain hanging, flowing from the edges of the container. Arrangements with ornamental grasses, especially species with narrow leaves and openwork ears, such as Stipa, are enchanting with their natural charm.
Combinations of summer flowers with herbs are becoming more and more popular. Zinnia also benefit from close proximity to thyme, purple lavender or sage with gray-green leaves.
The most popular varieties of annual zinnia for containers
1. 'Zahara Starlight Rose' has white and pink flowers. This variety of narrow-leaved zinnia Zinnia angustifolia grows to a height of about 40 cm.
2. Flower lovers place their favorite plants anywhere on the terrace.Flower pots are hung on the wall in openwork baskets made of fine wire mesh.
3. A nice composition is created by ornamental plants combined with utility plants. Pepperoni, thyme, sage and red sorrel grow in the wicker basket next to the multicolored zinnia flowers.
4. Zinnia 'Profusion Fire' develops lots of dark orange flowers. A strong, vital variety, shoots no more than 20 cm long.
5. Zinnia 'Purple Prince' grows to a height of 90 cm and looks good in large containers.
6. In the country garden, zinnia are constantly present, if not in the flowerbed, then certainly in flower boxes. Purple lavender ears contrast beautifully with the pink flowers.
7. A low fence of hazel sprouts is a good backdrop for a row of zinnia in ceramic pots.
8. The yellow flowers of 'Profusion Yellow' look like small bright suns.
