What should I know about zinnias?
The Short Answer
Zinnias are cheerful, easygoing summer flowers in vivid colors that thrive in Michigan gardens and last well as cut flowers. They symbolize thoughts of absent friends and bring a fun, casual, cottage-garden feel to arrangements.
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Summer’s cheerful favorite
Zinnias are the essence of a happy summer garden. Their round, many-petaled blooms come in every bright shade, hot pink, orange, red, yellow, coral, and more, with a fun, casual charm that reads as unpretentious and joyful. They are one of the easiest flowers to grow in a Michigan cutting garden, blooming abundantly from midsummer until frost, which is why they are a mainstay of local farm stands and backyard bouquets. In the language of flowers, zinnias carry a sweet meaning of thoughts of an absent friend and lasting affection, making them a warm choice for someone you miss.
Using zinnias in design
Zinnias bring color and a relaxed, gathered-from-the-garden feel to arrangements. They work as both filler and focal flowers depending on their size, and they mix beautifully with other summer blooms like dahlias, sunflowers, snapdragons, and cosmos for a full cottage-garden look. Their sturdy stems and bold color make them reliable and eye-catching. Because they are so abundant and affordable in late summer, zinnias let you build a generous, colorful bouquet for very little, which makes them a favorite for casual celebrations, birthdays, and cheerful just-because gifts during the warm months.
Keeping cut zinnias fresh
Zinnias have a good vase life of a week or more when cut at the right stage, fully open, since they do not continue to open much after cutting. Recut the stems and remove lower leaves, which can be a little rough and can foul the water. Keep the water clean and change it every couple of days. Because their stems can be hollow, handle them gently. A bright, zinnia-filled summer arrangement lands in the everyday $45 to $70 range and captures the carefree color of a Genesee County August better than almost anything.
Planning Tips From Our Designers
- Cut zinnias when fully open, since they do not open much afterward.
- Mix zinnias with dahlias and sunflowers for a cottage-garden look.
- Remove rough lower leaves that can foul the vase water.
- Send zinnias to a friend you miss for their absent-friend meaning.
- Zinnias are abundant and affordable in late summer.
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