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Jai_Ganesha said:I'm not familiar with every variety you listed

Me neither. Many of these came from seed trades where the seeds were harvested from flowers someone else grew.

Jai_Ganesha said:I would stay away from too many varieties. I come to plant breeding from a small animal background and it's extremely easy to do many different things poorly. It is much harder to do one thing well (or even 3 things well). Resolve to plant everything you've bought then weed through them and at the end of the year pick a low number of varieties/species/goals and stick to it. That's the surest way to success.

Hmm, that makes sense. Guess I'll save my peat pots for something else/gifting zinnias. Do you make a point to grow your selected varieties near each other while also "being the bee"? Do you grow varieties not related to your current focus?

Jai_Ganesha said:This one started out pale yellow with a richer yellow throat but as it ages it is turning more saffron with bright red streaks along the edges. I think it looks angry.

This sounds like pretty much the coolest thing ever. Like a supernova. I've seen pictures of color fading as the flower grows that can look either nice or gross. How common is a deepening of color or appearance of a new color with zinnias?

ZenMan said:
Jai has given good advice. I echo what he said. You mentioned these scabious: scabiosa candy mix, zinderella lilac, zinderella peach. I suggest adding Zinnia Cupcakes to that list.

Whuhh! I've never heard of Zinnia Cupcakes. Looking at the pictures, it looks like Zinderella lilac and peach were taken directly from this mix. Is that where they're from? Do you still order seeds and if so, who do you use? Asking Jai_Ganesha, too.

Might not have this quoting thing down, we'll see.