Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: Regional (Northeast, West/Northwest)
Class: Zinnia
Variety Name: Queeny Lemon Peach
Genus: Zinnia
Species: elegans
Year: 2022
Common Name: Zinnia
Type: Flowers from Seed
Breeder: Hugo Dittmar, Distributed by Floragran B.V.
Close Market Comparison: Queeny Lime Orange, Swizzle Scarlet Yellow
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Dead Heading Recommended: No
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Upright
Plant Height: 1.5-2 feet
Bloom Time: Summer to frost
Bloom Color: Lemon with Red Eye, fading to Peach
Bloom Color Pattern: With eye
Bloom Size: 2-4 inches
IN THE GARDEN
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Weather Tolerance: Heat
Disease Resistance: Aphids
Garden Spacing: 10 inches
Tall Background: Yes
Cut Flower: Yes
Dried Flower or Everlasting: Yes
HOW TO GROW
Sow temp 20 c/ 68 F, cover the seeds lightly days to germinate 10. Days to first flower from seed: 10 weeks. Days to first flower from transplant: 8 weeks
JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS
- “Very easy to grow, plants are vigorous with lots of blooms. The bloom color is very consistent. Height makes it excellent as a cut flower.”
- “Unique flower color, very pretty lemon w’ red anthers. Reverse fading creates many pretty shades on each plant, from light coral to buff to buff coral.”
- “The lemony-peach blooms with the red-eye were striking. Plants were vigorous and healthy, producing blooms over a long season.”
- “This zinnia is a winner. Big healthy plant continued to bloom without deadheading.”
- “Unique color. Performed well in the heat.“
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