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| That was such a great idea from a few weeks ago I want to thank the cottage gardener who posted it - thank you!
So pretty - so easy. I love zinnias. :)
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| I love having fresh flowers on the windowsill. When there's nothing to pick from the yard I'll buy a cheap bouquet at the grocery store and divide it up. This is Friday's pic. I added a purple Cat's Whisker this morning. Zinnias, coneflowers, BE Susans, Cosmos & Cat's Whiskers.
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| Natal and I do our flowers that way. Much prettier than putting them in one large vase where you have to cut a lot of flowers. I need to go cut some right now! Zinnias and Coneflowers, along with Tickseed (the large variety) are good. |
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| Does anyone cut Tithonia? I've cut 2 this past week and they didn't last more than a day. I thought they were supposed to be good cut flowers. Is there a secret? |
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- Posted by cindysunshine 5b (My Page) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 13:45
| Yes Natal - I could not find that post with your name in it! I grew tithonia many years ago and seem to recall the same problem with cutting it. Strange. I really need to grow it again as it's so good for the butterflies and hummers. |
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- Posted by cindysunshine 5b (My Page) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 13:47
| Just found this - so they are rather like poppies. I haven't cut poppies or grown the annual ones for awhile but I used to do them this way... Tithonias make good cut flowers as long as the hollow stems are seared after cutting and plunged into 100 degrees Fahrenheit water. |
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| Cindy, is that a purple Zinnia you have? If so, I'm going to grow them next year. Natal, I love the tall amber vase on the left. I never thought about buying one of thse bouquets at the store to divide up. Will do it next time! I looked in my windowsill and only had one flower on it so I cut some more just now. They're still the same but this time I cut a Lantana flower (on the left) to see how long they'll last in water. BTW, this is a good way to use our old jars and keep them clean and dusted at the same time. lol
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- Posted by cindysunshine 5b (My Page) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 16:04
| What absolutely charming kitchens you both have. :) Yes that actually is a purple zinnia - I ordered the big Bennary ones which are the most spectacular (the red and orange above). The pink and purple ones I just picked up locally. There is nothing quite like zinnias for sheer summer appeal. |
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| Cindy, thanks for the tip about tithonia. I'll try it next time. Oakley, I never had luck using lantana as a cut flower. I think I found all of those vases at Pier 1 through the years ... usually end of summer sales. I grew a few of the Benary zinnias this year too. Cameron mentioned them last year. My favorite has been Uproar Rose. I just seeded some of the purple ones a couple weeks ago in an area where I yanked out a patch of cosmos. |
Here is a link that might be useful: zinnias at Johnny's
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- Posted by wonbyherwits z7b NC (My Page) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 16:55
| I LOVE Benary's Giant Zinnias! This year, though not for cutting, I'm also growing a few short Magellan's around my sundial--huge blooms on short stems. I can already tell that I'm going to love these. I have yellow and white Magellan with salvia 'Victoria Blue' and my usual Giant zinnias in behind the salivas (including Black & Blue) in the cottage garden. We've had so much heat and no rain. I had planted huge swaths of zinnias and celosia to test with the deer. Although the deer haven't ventured in to eat anything, it's been all I can do to get a few plants going in this summer heat wave. I cut a lot of flowers in the spring - yarrow, Dutch irises, chives, nepeta, allium for vases. Again, the heat has kept me from cutting much except gladiolus and the coneflowers which seem to last forever inside. Cameron |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 17:59
| I try to grow cut flowers. It's been a bit of a frustrating year for that this year. We had a great spring, I let the spring flowers do their thing and seeded too late when the temps got high so things didn't do well. I thought Yvonne's Salvia would be a great one this year, but mine are only 3" tall and not getting taller? I do however have GIANT pink zinnias! Big as a saucer, from Baker Creek. I will definately grow these again. Another fave of mine are the lime green zinnias, and the taller gomphrenas. I also use many perennials as cut flowers - and leaves. I love leaves for cutting! |
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- Posted by lois PA Zone 6 (roselady@ptd.net) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 18:10
| Few roses, some hydrangea "Blushing Bride" and soon will have hydrangea "Little Lamb". I also have some echinacea but have not cut any for bouquets yet. I save tall narrow jars that fit in my car's cup holder so I can have fresh flowers on my desk at work. |
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| Natal, are Zinnias easy to grow from seed? I mean really easy like Cosmos? If so, then I'm going to order the one's from Johnny's that you ordered. What stunning colors! |
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- Posted by wonbyherwits z7b NC (My Page) on Sun, Jul 4, 10 at 21:21
| I have planted the Benary's Giant 'Salmon Rose' with the 'Lime' and those seedling look strong and healthy like they will make a nice swath. The Benary's 'Orange' is looking good with orange cosmos and stick verbena for a purple-orange mix. |
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| are Zinnias easy to grow from seed? I mean really easy like Cosmos? Yup. Barely cover the seed with soil. |
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- Posted by kathi_mdgd 9 S.Ca (My Page) on Mon, Jul 5, 10 at 16:57
| Ihave several different hydrangeas,zinnias,cosmos,roses,alstromeria,poor mans orchids,,dahlias.daisys,different colors and kinds(daisies that is).I'm sure there's more but my brain isn't co-operating with me today!!LOL Kathi |
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- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 5, 10 at 22:49
| Right now I have two gardenias (my bush is putting out one or two every day or so. I love it! Shasta daiseys, Coconut lime cone flowers, pink coneflowers, and pink roses in the little square vase. I have calla lilies and one day lily in the tall vase. That's it. kay |
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