Maryl, "Any comments on Z. Angustifolia orange?" I haven't grown them, so have no direct experience. I did grow some Apricot Profusions, and they did fade badly. I have the impression that some particular colors of Profusions and Zaharas may not fade so much. The "Fire" and Orange colors may do better. As any zinnia bloom matures and transitions toward becoming a dead brown seedhead, the petal colors do tend to fade as they gradually become the equivalent of dead brown leaves. Apparently the growing seed at the base of the petal draws nutrients from the petal itself, as well as from the zinnia plant. But a "regular" zinnia bloom (Z. elegans or Z. violacea) can maintain full color for several weeks before it fades, while some of the Profusions (Z. marylandica) fade in a matter of days. "So Hazzard looks to be a good, reliable company am I right?" I think so. At the risk of annoying some people, they have bible verses all over their website, which is a little unusual. I just "discovered" them a few months ago, myself. I ordered a bunch of White Cactus Flowered zinnias from them, and they filled that order nicely. I plan to order from them again. I used to get White Burpeeana zinnias from Stokes, but Stokes no longer offers them. I like Stokes, too, and they are on my short list of seed suppliers. I have never grown any of the Gem zinnias, and I plan to do that this year. I will order my Gem zinnias from Hazzards. Because they cater to commercial growers, Hazzards has a good selection of seeds, and they have separate colors of many varieties that other seed companies offer only in a mixture. And their prices are competitive. ZM (Not associated with any product or vendor mentioned)

i have mixed zinnias from my garden, but i cant guarantee which colors you would get. i have red, purple, orange, pink, yellow and white. they all produce 2 to 4 inch blooms. they are mixed together in a bag.

Alice, I have: # Zinnia 'Cactus Flowered Mix' commercial # Zinnia 'Canary Bird' # Zinnia 'Candy Cane Mix' # Zinnia 'Enchantress Giant Double' # Zinnia 'Envy Double' # Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry' I also have a 'Scarlet Red' - I'm not sure if that's the same as 'Scarlet Flame'. All are from commercial packs, except the 'Envy' and 'Profusion Cherry' - those are both from trades. I would love to trade for your: Brugmansia 'Orange Sherbet X Rosemond' @6 seeds **S** Brugmansia 'Rhapsody X OP' @6 seeds **S** Chrysanthemum Tricolor Rainbow Impatiens 'Blitz Orange' (commercial pack) Impatiens 'Swirl Coral' (commercial pack) Impatiens 'Sunny Lady, Blue Moon mix' (commercial pack) Please let me know if this sounds workable to you! Becki

I grew some zowie flame Zinnias this year, and also a bunch of other Zinnia 'cultivars'. Now there are so many different Zinnias I don't know which are the flames. I didn't have any Zinnias last year and I missed all the butterflies they drew, so had to have lots this year. They are a lady favorite. I have a few new native pasture thistle plants for the ladies too.All sorts of stuff. Zinnias, Cosmos, Gomphrenas, Verbenas, prairie dropped, ect. I have a bunch if new native milkweeds. Different species native to Illinois. There are about 20 Asclepias species native to Illinois. I lost a lot of seedlings because of the crazy weather, and a few were just recently eaten down to sticks, but I'm hoping most will recover come spring. The ladies are back! I planted 2 rue plants last year for the black swallowtails. Still no black swallowtail cats, but I was amazed to find giant cats on my rue, all the way up here in Illinois. I'm trying to get wafer and prickly ash trees going for the giants and tigers. This giant cat was so long, that at 1st, I thought it was 2 cats back to back. There are lots of Monarch cats here again like last year. I made sure to have enough food this time. This is a crysalis on Amorpha fruticosa, false indigo. I thought how amazing the way its shape and color blend in with the plant. I was lucky to catch this. These swan milkweeds can feed a lot of cats. The orange oleander aphids were starting to get bad when the lady beetles moved in and cleaned them all up. The aphids always attack the A. incarnata the worst.This is a new vine. Cynanchum laeve, honeyvine. It will be able to feed an army of Monarch cats!A beautiful sulphur on Liatris aspera. A Monarch on Coreopsis tripteris. I grew 2 kinds of Tweedia this year. The blue and the pink. I had heard that Monarchs won't lay eggs on the blue Tweedia,(Oxypetalum), but they did lay eggs on the pink flowered species and the cats ate it, and were healthy. The pink one is now called Oxypetalum solanoides. I grow these tropical milkweeds in pots.