[rowlandwells]

just browsing through this months Which magazine and i noticed  on the member's trial   zinnia's that i though mite be worth growing as they looked quite interesting zinnia elegans'purple prince' zinnia 'Queen red lime and 'zinnia Zahara double fire'

there seemed a good write up about these two varieties has anyone grown these  varieties or read the Which article any feed back would be most welcome before i decide to buy the seed 

[Spana]

I grew purple prince last year after reading on here how good they were as cut flowers and they were lovely.  Good strong straight stems and they lasted well in water.

Down side, they really hated wet weather and lots of the buds rotted before opening. I sowed the first lot in the ground but not one come up so did another sowing in the greenhouse and had better results. 

In the dry warm weather they are great :happy:

I'm trying some other Zinnia varieties this year.

[Hey Jude]

I've grown zinnias in previous years (can't remember which names) but they're lovely. I too now start them off in the greenhouse as they were a bit hit and miss when directly sown. I've got Purple Prince for this year as they sound so good.

[rowlandwells]

hi spana sounds as though you had good results with your purple prince can you let me know how you get on with this years varieties later on in the year

thanks Jude for your repies
                                                  RW

[arugula]

I grew Zinnia "Dahlia Mix" last year. They were lovely, a great mix of incredibly vibrant shades of mainly pink and orange. A real eyecatching display.