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Cut Flower Zinnia Lipstick 12 Seedling Pack

Sale price$35.00
Zinnia Lipstick:

Zinnia elegans

Cut Flower Zinnia Lipstick seedlings, grown in Marlborough by Gray Floral and shipping NZ wide.

Zinnia Lipstick was new to us last year, and I will be growing her over and over again! Huge bright scarlet flowers on strong stems, which if you leave them on the plant begin to change and fade into the softest pink shades. This mix throws singles and doubles, and is a joy to watch as the colours change. 

Zinnias are one of the best cut and come again flowers, and are brilliant in the home garden or as part of a cutting patch. This is our last zinnia release for the season, and these plants should see you through until the first frosts! Perfect for replacing gaps in a tired mid summer patch, and giving a fresh flush of flowers in late summer. 

 

Please note - Zinnias are frost tender, if you live in an area which experiences late frosts make sure to provide frost protection.

Pack of Zinnia Lipstick Plants, standard NZ shipping included. If you are rural, please select the rural option at checkout to avoid delays in processing your order

Height: 60CM

Spacing: 20-30cm

Pinching: Pinching is key when it comes to getting the most from your Zinnia plants. Pinch out the growth tip, leaving at least 3 sets of leaves to encourage branching from the outset. If pinching terrifies you, leave us a message in the order notes and we can do this for you!

Harvest: Zinnias are best harvested fully open and the easiest way to tell when they are ready is to hold the stem midway down and give it a wiggle - if the flower head holds steady it is ready to pick, if it wobbles from side to side it's not yet ready. Zinnias have a habit of turning their water murky and this can reduce both their vase life and the vase life of other flowers in the vase - change water daily, and add a drop of household bleach if you're using a see-through vase.

Vase life: 7 Days

All our seedlings are grown in a custom cut flower mix which contains Trichoderma to assist in healthy root development and resistance to root pathogens. To give your seedlings the best start in your garden we recommend soaking them in a weak seaweed feed (or one of our "Seedling Shots") before planting. 

We are proud to be partnering with Sustaina Grow to package our seedlings in a wool wrap that maintains moisture and protects the seedlings in transit. On arrival, take your plants out of the box and give them a good drink of water - you can leave them wrapped in the wool to do this! When you're ready to plant or pot on you can unwrap the seedlings, but they will happily spend a couple of days in their wool blanket before planting.

This wool liner makes a wonderful mulch mat that can be used with your seedlings or around any plant in your garden. Everything apart from labels (which we hope you'll use in the garden and time and time again) and stickers are compostable, in an effort to keep our shipping sustainable for the environment.