Zinnias: The Perfect Flower to Grow in Your Garden?

Learn to grow zinnias and add them to your garden ASAP. You'll thank yourself all season long.

00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Varieties
01:02 - The Actual Flower
01:20 - Different Flower Types
02:17 - Zinnia Care
04:30 - Seed Saving

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[epicgardening]

What flower guide do you want next on the channel?

[thsluglord]

my grandmother passed a month or so ago, and she had a pot of dying flowers that i inherited. brought them back, and ended being elegant zinnias. lives with the rest of my garden now.

[daniellefernandez]

Zinnias were the first flower I grew to love back in elementary school. My mom had me pick something I wanted in the grocery store. Instead of a candy bar I asked if I could get a package of seeds with the pretty pink flower. She said yes ! I went to my backyard outside my bedroom window and cleaned a little spot in the rocks and clay and sprinkled the seeds. Every morning before school I would go outside and water it. I had so much fun watching her grow and she had finally bloomed. As a kid I cut the flower and put it a vase on my dresser. At the time I didn't know about caring for the plant for long-term so I neglected it, but to this day it's a flower that's close to my heart and am in love with all the different varieties of colors.

[Megan-Yoder]

I grew zinnias for the first time this year! I started a whole tray of flower seeds then ran out of time before a trip. After probably 3 weeks of total and utter neglect I expected everything to be dead but the zinnias persevered! Popped them in the ground and they've been producing like crazy. My new favorite, for sure.

[annieb]

I'll NEVER forget the beautiful zinnias in my mom's flower garden on our farm in Illinois in the 30's.

[trejea]

I’m loving my extra tall zinnias and so are the pollinators! I grew up in Indiana calling them “zeenyas”😃. Anyone else?

[VidaV]

This spring I threw $2 worth of zinnia seeds into my garden and they have grown into a bush bigger than my kitchen table. Highly recommend growing them from seed.

[anissapearson]

Down here in Florida, me and my dad'll sow some sunflower seeds and mix in a bunch of zinnia elegans every spring, it produces a lovely pop of color and brings in a ton of pollinators! Butterflies love the flower zone!

[grouchyoldprepper]

For many years now my wife has planted a 14 foot strip of zinnias at one end of our garden. Once they're blooming they are constantly visited by birds, hummingbirds, insects and bees.

[IlkinKarachay]

Zinnias were always my most favorite flowers since i was a teenager. I grew them for 20 years since then. I always forced them to become prettier every year by removing any plant that had less desirable color and shape, and kept the prettier ones. By doing that i forced them to pollinate without the presence of less quality ones. Now after two decades my heirloom zinnias are even better than hybrid zinnias that people buy from stores.

[michaelsander]

I grew zinnias this year! They are so beautiful. If you liked them on camera, you'll love them in person.

[gigiartstudiowithartistvir]

One of the best things about zinnias in my opinion is getting those cross pollinated flower seeds to see what variations they produce. I've been growing zinnias my entire life which is over 50 years. I love them!

[teresamathews]

I just bought a neglected bunch of zinnias off the clearance rack. After watching this video and reading the comments, I have high expectations.

[kaychaney]

Strange I know but I’ve been gardening for many years and am just now starting zinnias. Why oh why does it intimidate me?! Crazy! Will keep on. Thanks for the tips.

[cleanfreak]

My mom grew Zinnias in a long straight garden at the back of the garage, you could see them while in the back yard ! They were so pretty and colorful.
I don''t have a yard, so I grow them in large pots on my deck. I have Thumbelina and Burpeana Giants that I started easily by seed package. I saved the seeds of last years' Scarlet and I hope they all cross pollinate to make something even more beautiful next year !
The Hummingbirds Love Them !!/:)

[GoldFreya]

I love zinnias so much I named my daughter after them. Thank you for this video! 🌸💗

[saramanning]

I’m in my second year of growing zinnias. I just love how popular they are with the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They’re outside of my kitchen window. Swallowtails, monarchs, red admirals. Great to know about the double heads!

[JoeNocella]

This summer I finally tried growing some flowers mixed in with my vegetable plants and it definitely increased my output. I received a free packet of Zinnia seeds from my local credit union. Instead of giving them away or throwing them out, I decided to start them indoors and let nature take it's course. Was I in for a surprise! I've had well over 100 blooms of all kinds of Zinnia flowers. The bees and butterflies love them. They hop from one flower to the other then onto the cukes, tomatoes, and other plants. I definitely recommend growing Zinnias if you have the room. They're easy to grow, look great and will definitely give your garden a boost!

[morgantello]

“Thank you potato daddy“😂😂😂 that’s so funny

[darthfiende]

I grew zinnias for the first time this year. I love how long the individual flowers last before they're spent.