Jim Baggett’s Choice Mix Zinnia - Organic

seeds

25 seeds: $4.00; Item: 5720-A
100 seeds: $10.25; Item: 5720-B
400 seeds: $28.00; Item: 5720-C

Zinnia elegans
(85-90 days) Open pollinated.

Annual. While we have extolled the late OSU breeder Jim Baggett’s vegetable breeding efforts in the past—only recently did we consider his backyard avocation of breeding zinnias. Brilliantly hued large flowers on long stems come in an array of bright colors: oranges, yellows, red, magenta and pink with many petal forms, some cactus types and a few that look like they’re related to Zowie. I can only imagine how Jim’s yard must have looked filled with all this stunning beauty. Now our yards can look likewise.

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Quick Details

Hybrid Status: open pollinated
Days to Maturity: 85-90 days
Bloom Color: multi-colored
Lifecycle: annual

Compare

Compare with other Zinnias
Variety	Product Type	Hybrid Status	Days to Maturity	Bloom Color	Lifecycle
Benary’s Giant Lime	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	green	annual
Benary’s Giant Scarlet	seeds	open pollinated		scarlet	annual
Benary’s Giant Wine	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	fuchsia	annual
Benary’s Giant Mix	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	multi-colored	annual
Benary’s Giant Mix Organic	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	multi-colored	annual
Cactus Bright Jewel Mix	seeds	open pollinated	75 days	multi-colored	annual
California Giant Mix Organic	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	multi-colored	annual
Gold Medal Mix	seeds	open pollinated		multi-colored	annual
Inca	seeds	open pollinated		blaze orange	annual
Jim Baggett’s Choice Mix Organic	seeds	open pollinated	85-90 days	multi-colored	annual
Pumila Mix	seeds	open pollinated		multi-colored	annual
Queeny Series Mix	seeds	open pollinated	75-85 days	multi-colored	annual
Scarlet Flame	seeds	open pollinated		scarlet	annual
State Fair Mix	seeds	open pollinated	90 days	multi-colored	annual
Macarenia	seeds	open pollinated	95 days	gold-tipped crimson	annual
Jazzy Mix	seeds	open pollinated		multi-colored	annual

Additional Information

Zinnia

~110 seeds/g. except where noted.

Annual. Known as Youth and Old Age in the 1800s, this showy genus was named for German botany professor Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727-1759). Easy to grow from seed and a favorite for bright color in Maine summers. Zinnia flower essence is used to bring out playfulness and lightheartedness.

Culture: Sow in a sunny spot after last frost, or start indoors for earlier blooms. Germinates 3–5 days at 80–85°, more slowly at cooler temperatures. Grow on at 70° days, 60–65° at night. Temperatures below 60° delay flowering and may induce chlorosis. Space at 9–12".

They need good drainage and like heat. Market grower Jason Kafka says zinnias perform better in tunnels than in the field. With the extra heat they get so big that “they think they are in New Jersey.” Cut when flowers are almost fully mature, just before pollen starts to form. Deadhead to continue production.

Flowers

All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Saving Flower Seeds Is Easy!

Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.

These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.

Learn more about seed saving.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.