Zinnias and Cream is a photograph by Kathy White which was uploaded on May 18th, 2013.
Zinnias and Cream
Zinnias and Cream is what I thought of when I photographed this cream colored zinnia. I think it is so pretty. This zinnia looks so much like a... more
by Kathy White
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Zinnias and Cream
Artist
Kathy White
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Photograph - Photography--greeting Cards Or Notes Are Cheaper By The Dozen!
Description
"Zinnias and Cream" is what I thought of when I photographed this cream colored zinnia. I think it is so pretty. This zinnia looks so much like a daisy, another one of my favorite flowers. God has blessed us with so many gorgeous flowers in this world of ours to enjoy. It amazes me!
Zinnias-- They are colorful annuals that have been popular with gardeners for many generations. However, they are dependent on a fine, sunny Summer to give their best, but their continuous display of color in such conditions makes their popularity easy to understand. We shouldn't have a problem with a sunny summer in our HOT EAST TEXAS!
Zinnia is a genus of 20 species of annual and perennial plants of the family Asteraceae. These plants are members of the Daisy family. They come in a variety of beautiful, bright colors to attract any flower enthusiast. The main disadvantage of Zinnias is that they do not like damp conditions. They are likely to contract Botrytis and rot off. The other problem is that they resent root disturbance, so they should be grown individually in pots, or sown directly in the soil where they are to flower.
It is essential that these plants receive lots of sun, so plant in the sunniest spot in the garden.
Water when they are first planted out, but do not soak the soil too much or they will rot off. Only water thereafter if the plant looks as though it needs it.
Plant in a fertile, but free-draining, soil.
One of the reasons for the popularity of the zinnia is its diversity. Like dahlias and chrysanthemums, zinnias have a variety of flower forms—they may be single, semi-double, or double. Single-flowered zinnias have just one row of petals and the center of the flower is exposed. Double-flowered zinnias, with so many rows of petals that the center is hidden, have several shapes. “Beehive” zinnias, with rows of flat petals on small blooms. Dahlia-flowered zinnias have large flat petals, and are usually semi-double, that is, the flowers have many rows of petals but the center can be seen; they are great to use as cut flowers.
You'll find yellow, orange, cherry, pink, purple, scarlet, and white, as well as fashionable chartreuse—just about every color, in fact, but blue.
Zinnias grow best in full sun, which means six or more hours of direct sun daily.
There are few other garden flowers that are as wonderful as zinnias for cutting to use in arrangements—fresh or dried. With good reason, zinnias have been referred to for years as "cut and come again" flowers: Cut one flower stem above a pair of leaves and, within days, two new stems with flower buds will have taken its place. To gather flowers for fresh arrangements, cut them early in the morning before the sun has had a chance to dry or wilt them. Select blooms that have not fully opened—they will continue to open indoors. Avoid tightly closed buds, which will not open once they're cut.
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May 18th, 2013
