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May 18, 2016 3:17 PM CST
Name: ZenMan
Kansas (Zone 5b)
Kansas 5b
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XiaoLong said:Indonesia is tropical country where you can grow zinnia all time of the year. I have grown them many years ago. But not recently since i have limit space on my small home which now full of plants everywhere like a jungle.

Hello XiaoLong, Welcome!
I'm always glad to hear from you. It is too bad you currently don't have space available to grow zinnias, because the ability to grow zinnias outdoors year-round could potentially be a powerful zinnia breeding environment.

I am currently transitioning from indoor growing to outdoor growing, and planning my strategies for what to emphasize. My Razzle Dazzles need a lot of improvement, so I will be growing a lot of them. I will also be growing more tubular-petaled "exotics" and crossing them with Razzles Dazzles and vice versa.
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It is possible that with a lot of intercrossing that those two strains will merge into a single exotic strain, but that remains to be seen. It should be an interesting Summer here in Kansas.

ZM
I tip my hat to you.

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