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ZenMan

Dec 16, 2016 10:07 PM CST

Name: ZenMan
Kansas (Zone 5b)
Kansas 5b

Jai_Ganesha said:Here's a related question. What are the actual differences between the carousel and the whirligig varieties?

Hi Jai,

Carousel was contemporary to the variety Merry-Go-Round, and the two may have actually been the same. I grew Merry-Go-Round before it (and Carousel) were apparently discontinued, and my plants were in the 2 to 3 foot class, distinctly taller and wider than the Whirligigs. Some of my recombinant zinnias today have Merry-Go-Rounds as distant ancestors.

ZM