Variegated Zinia will allow you to create interesting floral arrangements in the flowerbed. It goes well with the snapdragon, marigolds, marigolds. Flowering will delight for a long time. You can plant Major seeds immediately in open ground, or sow seedlings, and then transplant them into a flower garden. Most often, plants are planted in seedlings in regions with unstable, cool spring.
A flower culture is valued for its unpretentiousness in care, long flowering periods, beautiful and colorful corolla colors. Zinia originates from South America, represents a shrub plant from the Astrov family. In Russian latitudes, flowers are planted as annual plants, because they can not stand the cold.
Flower culture according to the height of the stems is divided into:
- tall. Bushes grow 60-90 centimeters;
- middle layer. Plants grow on average 30-50 centimeters;
- undersized or dwarf. The height of Zinia does not exceed 30 centimeters. Suitable dwarf Major for growing even on the balcony.
Planting flower seeds
Before planting the seeds of Zinia, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of the flower. The growing season of the culture is 70-80 days. Time is counted from the planting of flower seeds in the soil. In the seedling period, the plant is 30-40 days.
Planting time depends on the climate. A heat-loving plant does not tolerate cold, as already mentioned. Consider some regions of Russia to roughly understand when you need to plant seeds for seedlings.
Moscow Region and the Leningrad Region belong to the middle part of Russia, despite the fact that the Leningrad Region is located much to the north. Planting seeds for seedlings is necessary not earlier than the end of April, the beginning of May. During this period, plants will have time to grow stronger, and weather conditions will normalize. Zinia will bloom in late June or early July.
The harsh climate of the Urals and Siberia stands out among other regions of Russia, but, nevertheless, fragile flowers like Zinia can be grown in these areas. They are planted for seedlings in May to transplant in June, when the temperature becomes acceptable for the flowers. The first color will appear in July.
Krasnodar Territory is the warmest region of the country. You can sow flowers for seedlings in March, and then transplanted in May. Also in the Krasnodar Territory, you can get around the seedling method of growing, sowing flowers immediately in the flowerbed. If you plant the plants early, (seedlings), you can get the first color by early June.
Flower seeds germinate in 3-7 days. To increase seed germination, they are soaked in the growth stimulator "Zircon", "Epin".
When to plant flowers for seedlings?
The lunar calendar of the gardener for 2018 will help in solving this issue. Depending on the phase in which the moon is located, a favorable or unfavorable effect on plants occurs. You can calculate these days yourself, but why waste your time if you can use the ready-made calendar for sowing seeds of flower crops.
Lunar calendar of favorable days for planting flowers in 2018.
| Month | Bulb flowers (planting) | Flowers (planting by seeds) |
| February | 21-23 | 19-22 |
| March | 22-24, 26-27 | 12-14, 21-24 |
| April | 4-8, 19-23, 26-27 | 7-10, 19-22 |
| May | 4-8, 20-24 | 5-9, 19-25 |
| June | 4-8, 19-23 | 4-7, 19-23 |
| July | 3-8, 19-24 | 7-11, 21-25 |
| August | 6-9, 20-25 | 4-7, 18-24 |
The table shows the favorable days for the cultivation of various flower crops.
Use this data not only for growing Zinia, but also for other flowers that you plan to plant in the flowerbed in 2018. Timely planted flowers will delight you throughout the summer!
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