@lizzieellis
I'm a lurker here, love zinnias and have settled on a few favorites. Zowie is my number one favorite and the pictures are correct, there is a blush of pink at the base of the petals, it seems to get more pronounced as the plant matures. I like to interplant them with other tall pink zinnias, it really makes the unexpected hint of pink pop visually. Have some zinnias sprouting under lights already, I baby them and get them planted outside in April so I'll have blooms by June. Really livens up the perennial garden to have some spots of annual zinnias. Always some flowers to look at.
Some nice unusual tall zinnias available from peaceseedlings.com. They don't have pictures but ALL their zinnias are amazing.
And the other wonderful zinnias is Zahara, especially Zahara Sunburst. It is short and great for by my mailbox and in containers. I planted SO many seedlings that I picture giving them as gifts to special friends.
Breeding zinnias is a spectator sport for me. I do save seeds but germination is unreliable. Not sure what the trick is I always think I've chosen viable seeds but then they don't sprout. And I am a veteran "seed germinater" so I don't think I'm doing that part wrong. Just not good at spotting the viable seeds.
