The colorful blooms of the California Giant Zinnias make wonderful cut flowers.
Plants are easy to grow and bloom midsummer through fall.
An excellent backdrop for other annuals in flower beds and borders. Sow outdoors after weather has warmed considerably or start seeds indoors for earlier blooms. Sow indoors in flats, individual pots or peat pots. When plants are 2 to 3 inches in height thin or transplant 10 to 12 inches apart. Transplant indoor started seedlings outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and weather has warmed considerably.