Hi everybody,
I am continuing my indoor zinnia project. For those of you who might be interested in dabbling at making your own hybrids, now would be a good time to study those seed catalogs (or online web sites of seed companies -- they usually have online catalogs, which have the advantage of being update-able to indicate "out of stock".) Pick two or more zinnias that you might want to experiment with by crossing them. There are a lot of different zinnia varieties, so you can have a lot of fun choosing a pair for a cross. I keep thinking I will experiment with crossing green zinnias with every other color of zinnia, just to see what I will get. I have yet to do that.
I like the different flower forms you can get by crossing different kinds of zinnias. I guess my favorite zinnia color is white.
I also like the pastel shades I can get by crossing whites with other colors.
I should mention that the Zaharas, Profusions, and Pinwheels do not cross well with "regular" zinnias. They might cross with each other, but I don't grow them myself because they don't have large flowers or plants. I like taller zinnia plants and larger zinnia flowers. More later. I should re-pot some of my indoor zinnias to larger pots, which means I need to wash some pots. Growing zinnias indoors is fun, but it does have its "chores".
ZM
