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Try this thread, they specifically discuss problems with cut Benarys. http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1840165/cut-zinnias-not-lasting

I think if you do that it will take longer for them to start blooming again. Maybe try thinning them out a little

Hi Maria, Like Donna said, the bottom picture is what the seeds look like. Actually, there are two kinds of zinnia seeds, the petal seeds and the floret seeds. Some of each appear in that picture. The petal seeds have a part of the petal attached to them and the floret seeds have a kind of "notch" at that place. The top picture has a lot of chaff, which is composed primarily of a zinnia flower part aptly called "chaffy scales." You can tell if a zinnia seed contains a developed embryo or not by gently pinching it between your thumb and forefinger. That takes a little practice. You can also save zinnia seeds from live flower heads as green seeds -- that technique was discussed in the message thread Zinnia Seed Viability -- Zen_Man ? ZM