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Feb 15, 2021 12:13 AM CST
Name: ZenMan
Kansas (Zone 5b)
Kansas 5b
Annuals Enjoys or suffers cold winters Region: United States of America Seed Starter Keeper of Poultry Hybridizer
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Hello all,

Well, my list is really short: Zinnias!

Growing and breeding zinnias is a hobby of mine. There are dozens of different varieties of zinnias, so the number of different crosses you can make with them is literally astronomical. This is one of my home-hybridized zinnias. I make hybrids between hybrids, somewhat willy nilly. I get some unusual results.
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Botanically, any part of a plant that is capable of producing a seed is a "flower". So each petal of a zinnia bloom is botanically a "flower". (Each petal can produce a seed.) In that breeder zinnia the petals are tubular and they are somewhat reminiscent of being individual "flowers". Thumbs up

ZM
I tip my hat to you.

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