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Zinnia ‘Lilliput Mixed Colors’

Zinnia elegans

No photograph yet

Days to cut

75–90 days

Status

trying

Catalog ID

CF-88

Seasons logged

2

First sown

2026-05-21

1.5" pom-pom flowers in an array of bright colors are held high on sturdy stems. Easy-care plants are showstoppers in the summer heat. An ideal cut flower, cutting flowers often encourages more blooms.

How it grows

Germination

Days to germ.
5–21 d
Depth
0.25 in

Culture

Days to maturity
75–90 dThis variety
Spacing
4–24 in
Height
6–42 in
Sun
Sun
Frost
tender

Harvest

Trials

Sown
Source
Seeds
Rating
Notes
2026-05-21——Direct Sow—Cornucopia Seeds—Seed source on file — packet size: Seeds

Other Observations

Notes not filed against a sowing. Everything else sits with its trial above.

No loose observations — every note belongs to a sowing.

This variety’s year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sow indoorsApr 9
Outdoor / directMay 21 – Jun 18
See the whole season

Progress

Sown 2026-05-21
Day 173 · past expected maturity (75–90)
This sowing

Seed source

Cornucopia Seeds

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