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Zanny Zinnias

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For long lasting flowers, I love zinnias!  I grow the shorter zinnias that are about 15 inches high and wide  and come in the single and double flowered versions.   I always put them in my planter boxes up against the house.  This year I also put them in my my flower bed in the front yard.

I buy starter plants around mid May and they usually are still flowering in the fall.  This annual  likes full sun.

I can usually find an assortment of different colors in my area including orange. . .

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yellow. . .

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and different shades of pink. . .

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In case you want to grow them from seed, burpee.com and territorialseed.com have nice seed selections.

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