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Zinnia elegans 'Peter Pan Orange'
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| Flowering in late summer when many other plants have peaked, Zinnias extend the blooming season and are popular for their easy culture and tremendous variety of flowers. Flower colors include bold and hot reds, oranges, and yellows, as well as soft pastel shades of apricot, rose, cream, light yellow, and lavender. Flowers are single or double, solid, bicolored, streaked or spotted, and plants come in many shapes and sizes. Dwarf plants start at 6 inches tall, while tall-growing varieties grow up to 3 feet. Use for bedding or mass plantings. Use dwarf varieties in edging and containers. The graceful narrow-leaved Zinnia is useful for naturalizing in rock gardens, containers, and hanging baskets. Seedlings resent root disturbance, so start in peat pots or sow directly only after ground has warmed. Avoid overhead watering to reduce mildew. |
Sturdy, uniformly rounded anad a favorite for formal bedding or containers, it has double and semi-double flowers 3½ inches across. The Peter Pan series is also available in pink, scarlet, gold, cream, and flame colors, sperarately or all mixed together. Only 6 to 8 weeks from flower to seed.
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Attributes - Zinnia elegans 'Peter Pan Orange'
Plant Type: Annual
Bloom Season: Mid Spring through Early Fall
Flower Color: Orange
Height: 10 in. to 1 ft.
Width: 1 ft.
Sunlight: Full Sun
Notes: Thrives in Hot Climates. Container Plants, Showy Flowers. Susceptible to Aphids, Beetles, Black Spot, Damping-off, Powdery Mildew, Root Rot, Spider Mites.
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Related Plants
Zinnia 'Canary Bird', Zinnia acerosa, Zinnia angustifolia 'Classic Golden Orange', Zinnia angustifolia 'Classic White', Zinnia elegans, Zinnia elegans 'Peter Pan', Zinnia elegans 'Thumbelina'
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