Zinnia elegans Queeny Lemon Peach

Zinnia elegans 'Queeny Lemon Peach' is a variety from the renowned Queeny series, whose cultivars can boast refined colours. It presents a mix of double, semi-double, and some single flowers. Around a beautiful pink central disc, the ligules begin a cream colour nuanced with chartreuse green and bloom into a beautiful peach. This annual provides beautiful cut flowers for bouquets and is easy to cultivate in the garden. Plant mixed with other equally undemanding flowering plants, in borders and flower beds.

Zinnia elegans is a robust annual belonging to the Asteraceae family, native to Mexico, which has given rise to numerous cultivars. 'Queeny Lemon Peach' forms an erect and branched clump that reaches an average width of 30 cm and a height of 75 cm. Its stems are hollow and relatively brittle, adorned with rough and downy, lanceolate to elliptical, medium green leaves. Flowering occurs from June-July to September-October, and it is nectar-rich. The flowers appear in the axils of the leaves, they are beautiful 7 cm wide heads, with fine ligules that overlap abundantly surrounding a rounded, red-pink centre. Many seeds follow the flowers and spontaneously reseed in light soils.

Zinnias are loved because they are easy to grow. They also show great resilience in conditions where other plants struggle. Zinnias thrive in the sun and withstand high temperatures well, as long as they are watered a little. They do best in neutral, rich, and well-drained soil, but they can also tolerate ordinary garden soil. Plant them in ornamental gardens, borders, and flower beds, and in the vegetable garden. Combine zinnias with informal, naturally charming plants such as sages, perennial geraniums, and Coreopsis. Clumps of ornamental grasses with their spikes mingling with zinnia flowers create a beautiful display. They can also be sown in pots to decorate the terrace in summer. It is a nectar-rich plant that will delight bees and butterflies.