Tag: zinnias
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Year-round gardening: It’s not too late for zinnias
By Fredricka BogardusColorado Master Gardener Zinnias might be at the end of the alphabet, but if you are looking to fill some bare spots in the garden, they should be at the top of your list. Annual zinnias (Zinnia elegans) are widely available, both as seed and plants. They come in a rainbow of colors…
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Year-round gardening: Zinnias are the flower of choice for abundant blooms
“The Language of Flowers is indeed as old as the hills; yet it can never become old, for every Spring reproduces its characters anew.” — Robert Tyas, Floral Emblems of Thoughts, Feelings, and Sentiments (1875) The Victorian language of flowers assigned feelings and emotions to various flowers. Most commonly, red roses represent love. Less well-known…