Giant Lime Zinnia Seeds

Giant Lime Zinnia is a striking and unusual warm-season annual valued for its large, fully double blooms in fresh lime green, chartreuse, and soft yellow-green shades. The rounded, dahlia-like flowers bring a unique cooling effect to the summer garden and provide a dramatic contrast beside pink, purple, orange, white, and burgundy flowers. With strong stems, excellent heat tolerance, and a long bloom season, Giant Lime is especially prized by cut flower growers and gardeners who enjoy distinctive colors in the landscape.

Garden Uses
Giant Lime Zinnia is outstanding for cutting gardens, cottage gardens, pollinator borders, mixed annual beds, floral design gardens, and mass plantings. Its unusual lime-green blooms pair beautifully with deep purple salvia, pink cosmos, burgundy amaranth, orange zinnias, white cosmos, lavender ageratum, rudbeckia, celosia, and ornamental grasses. In bouquets, the green flowers act as both a focal bloom and a blending color, making arrangements look fresh, modern, and elegant.

Growing Information
Sow seeds directly outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed, or start indoors 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting. Plant seeds about 1/4 inch deep in fertile, well-drained soil. Germination usually occurs within 5 to 10 days at temperatures of 70–80°F. Choose a full sun location with good air circulation. Mature plants typically reach 30 to 40 inches tall with a spread of 18 to 24 inches. Water deeply at the base of the plants, avoid overhead watering when possible, and harvest or deadhead regularly to encourage nonstop flowering until frost.

Quick Facts

• Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
• Common Name: Giant Lime Zinnia
• Plant Type: Warm-season annual
• Height: 30–40 inches
• Spread: 18–24 inches
• Bloom Size: 4–6 inches across
• Bloom Color: Lime green, chartreuse, soft yellow-green
• Bloom Season: Summer until frost
• Sun Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained soil
• USDA Zones: Grown as an annual in all zones
• Pollinator Friendly: Excellent
• Butterfly Friendly: Excellent
• Cut Flower: Outstanding
• Heat Tolerance: Excellent