Zinnia - California Giant Flower Seeds Mix - 1,500 Seeds by Seeds2Go

We have deer and a very dry hot climate. Not many grow flowers. A large bed in the front yard was killed off in the drought and super freeze last year. Replanted, but they look tiny, and the bed looked empty.I planted just half the package of Zinnia and half a package of this companies Giant Marigolds. Kept them watered when they first came up, all the care I really gave them.I have big giant flowers of every color and description. They have grown over the baby shrubs and just look wonderful. I planted a batch early March, then some every two three weeks to stagger blooms. They all came up at the same time anyway. In a few weeks I will cut them back and water a lot and they will pop back up again. Deer don't bother with them at all. I have a 35ft x 15ft lake of color. Tickled to death.

I planted these in this location as an “experiment”. This is on the side of the house that nobody sees unless you go over there. In the past, I have bought seeds and they did not do as well as I was expecting, based on seller claims. But these zinnias did so well I bought 10 more packages and will plant them all over next year. I’m so excited these turned out as well as they did.

Only 2 seeds germinated out of thousands. Did better with the small packet I bought from the nursery

Grew them with marigolds and was impressed how huge they got. I had to reorder them again.

Picture of the flower bed When they first started blooming, they were up in just days. I just clean up the bed do a light raking and throw the seeds in there. I keep them lightly damp as much as I’m able in the beginning. The more I cut them the more I get and the fuller the bed gets. I used about half the packet in this bed. Picture of cut flowers. Ignoring the lone gladioli, I cut this many and more every other day and sometimes daily. They produce well past summer. I’ve learned to often so the plant doesn’t get super tall and heavy.

I’m in zone 8. I planted these about 5 months ago. We had a cold snap after a miserable, hot summer and they started to try to bloom so I brought them inside. They are beautiful! I would share a pic but I don’t want Amazon to have access to my camera roll. I have yellow, pink, red and white blooms so far.

I do not have a green thumb so looked for something easy to grow. These zinnias were the answer! They were easy to plant and, after a huge rain storm, I thought for sure they were all washed away. But they came up great! I'm buying more for next year!! And the colors are awesome!

No manufacturer label and also not 1500 seeds.