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Zinnia ‘Thumbelina’

Zinnia elegans

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Days to cut

35–60 days

Status

trying

Catalog ID

CF-92

Seasons logged

2

First sown

2026-05-26

Half-hardy annual. These captivating dwarf plants have half-dollar size blossoms of pink, white, scarlet, orange, and yellow. Neat, compact plants hide old blossoms with new growth. Blooms early and continues all summer.

How it grows

Germination

Days to germ.
5–21 d
Depth
0.25 in

Culture

Days to maturity
35–60 dThis variety
Spacing
4–24 in
Height
6–42 in
Sun
Sun
Frost
tender

Harvest

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
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Progress

Sown 2026-05-26
Day 168 · past expected maturity (35–60)
This sowing

Seed source

Ferry-Morse

Other Zinnia varieties

Species overview