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Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: Individual "fancy" petals make a fancy bloom.
Photo location: My indoor basement zinnia garden
Date of photo: Winter 2014/2015

Gallery: Seeds
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: Zinnia embryos closeup. They germinate QUICKLY. Graph paper 10 per inch.
Photo location: My study/library/computer room.
Date of photo: Winter 2015/2016

Gallery: Seeds
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: You can remove zinnia embryos from "green" zinnia seeds. Graph paper ruled 10 per inch.
Photo location: My study/library/computer room.
Date of photo: Winter 2015/2016

Gallery: Seeds
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: You can remove zinnia embryos from "green" zinnia seeds.
Photo location: My study/library/computer room.
Date of photo: Winter 2015/2016

Gallery: Seeds
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: Fancy seeds can produce fancy zinnias. If you have an excess of seeds, pick the most interesting ones. Graph paper ruled 10 lines per inch.
Photo location: My study/library/computer room.
Date of photo: Winter 2015/2016

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: Some cactus flowered zinnias can have very narrow petals, which gives them a different "look".
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: Summer 2015

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: This yellow bloom has a loose form intermediate between dahlia flowered and cactus flowered
Photo location: My indoor basement zinnia garden
Date of photo: Winter 2015/2016

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: This zinnia had unusual petal structure, most likely due to in-garden hybridization.
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: Summer 2016

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: This was a large white zinnia of hybrid origin.
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: Summer 2015

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: This was a commercial California Giant bloom, with typical spoon-like petals.
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: Summer 2016

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: This zinnia was scabiosa flowered
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: Summer 2016

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 5, 2016
Caption: This zinnia had unusual petal ends
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: Summer 2016

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: Razzle Dazzle plants can form nice bushes
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: 2016-10-06

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: Razzle Dazzle variants can be asymmetrical
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: September 2015

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: #Pollination Razzle Dazzle zinnias are fully attractive to Butterflies and Skippers
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: September 2015

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: Hybridization is extending the Razzle Dazzle color range
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: October 2015

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: Hybridization has imparted some white to the florets
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: August 2015

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: The floret teeth are frequently tipped a contrasting color
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: July 2014

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: The Razzle Dazzle florets can be rather closely packed
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: July 2014

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: November 12, 2016
Caption: Razzle Dazzle "petals" are actually extended pollen florets
Photo location: My North zinnia garden
Date of photo: July 2014