Zinnia elegans Zinderella Peach Seeds

Zinnia elegans 'Zinderella Peach' is part of a brand new series of scabious-flowered cultivars with new, richly nuanced, muted colours. The flowers of the pretty Zinderella Peach are composed of a large, double, honeycombed centre in different shades of pink, salmon and yellow, whose dome sits on a creamy pink collar. This absolutely ravishing colouring allows it to blend into romantic flower or shrub beds without any trouble and make for very sweet bouquets. This beautifully sized annual plant blooms lengthily and can easily be grown in the sun in all types of light, rather fertile soil.

Zinnia elegans is a sturdy annual belonging to the family Asteraceae, that is native to Mexico and has given rise to many cultivars. 'Zinderella Peach' is a novelty variety, selected for its strange, beautiful blooms. The plant forms a mound which grows to an average of 60 cm tall and 30 cm wide. Its stems are hollow, relatively brittle and carry rough, downy, lanceolate to elliptical, medium green leaves. Flowering occurs from June-July to September-October in the form of nectar-rich, melliferous blooms. The axillary flowers are beautiful, hemispherical, curiously-shaped capitula, 6 cm across, that are made up of numerous ligulate florets, recalling the inflorescence of certain collarette dahlias. The flower presents petals in a changing blend of salmon, yellow-orange, peach, cream and pink and a burgundy-red centre.

Much appreciated for their sturdiness, striking colours and ease of cultivation, Zinnias are a valuable asset in any garden. Zinderella varieties and their pastel colours harmonize well with many other plants in the garden. Zinnia thrives in the sun and tolerates heat very well, provided they are watered every once in a while. It performs best in neutral, rich, well-drained soil. It is quite undemanding, adapting to any average garden soil. You can easily combine it with perennials such as pink Rudbeckias and false indigo or other annuals such as Moroccan toadflax, Coreopsis or Ammi visnaga. They can also be sown in pots to decorate the terrace in summer. It is a nectar-rich plant, much-loved by bees and butterflies.