* Seeds

Mardi Gras Mix Zinnia is a festive, high-energy blend that fills the garden with a dazzling celebration of color. Producing fully double to semi-double blooms in brilliant shades of scarlet, crimson, orange, golden yellow, hot pink, rose, magenta, purple, white, and bicolors, this lively mixture captures the joyful spirit of its famous namesake. Blooming continuously from early summer until frost, Mardi Gras Mix creates a colorful carnival of flowers that attracts butterflies, pollinators, and countless admiring glances throughout the growing season.

Garden Uses
Mardi Gras Mix is perfect for cottage gardens, butterfly gardens, cutting gardens, pollinator borders, large flower beds, and mass landscape plantings. Its broad spectrum of vibrant colors blends beautifully with cosmos, celosia, salvia, rudbeckia, gomphrena, ornamental grasses, marigolds, sunflowers, and verbena. Large drifts create spectacular displays of nonstop summer color, while the sturdy stems produce an endless supply of cheerful bouquets.

Growing Information
Direct sow seeds outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed, or start indoors 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting. Plant seeds approximately 1/4 inch deep in fertile, well-drained soil. Germination usually occurs within 5 to 10 days at temperatures between 70–80°F. Select a location in full sun for the heaviest flowering and strongest stems. Plants typically mature 24 to 36 inches tall with a spread of 18 to 24 inches. Water deeply during extended dry periods, provide adequate spacing for good air circulation, and deadhead or harvest blooms regularly to encourage continuous flowering until frost.

Quick Facts

• Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
• Common Name: Mardi Gras Mix Zinnia
• Plant Type: Warm-season annual
• Height: 24–36 inches
• Spread: 18–24 inches
• Bloom Size: 3–5 inches across
• Bloom Color: Mixed shades of scarlet, crimson, orange, yellow, hot pink, rose, magenta, purple, white, and bicolors
• Bloom Season: Early 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: Excellent
• Heat Tolerance: Excellent