Zinnia Profusion Double White
One of the easiest seeds to start, and certainly among the most colorful plants to grow.
These bushy plants, 12 to 15 inches high and 15 to 18 inches wide, are simply smothered nonstop all season with cheery 2-inch daisy-formed white blooms with several layers of petals. Profusion is a landscaping series, designed for large plantings -- unlike the cut-flower or bedding zinnia, it is a dense, bushy, many-flowered little plant that covers ground AND fills the garden with color into the bargain!
Profusion is highly tolerant of powdery mildew and other foliage diseases, and laughs at heat, humidity, and drought. We are proud to give Profusion our highest recommendation for garden-worthiness. And you should certainly plan a mixed design of Profusions, now that there are so many wonderful colors to choose from! Double Cherry is another petal-packed variety, but there are also the original classics, Cherry and Orange,) both of which won the AAS Gold Medal Flower Award--the first flowers to receive this prestigious award in a decade! And then both Cherry and White walked off with Europe's Fleuroselect Gold as well! And then there's soft Apricot, smoldering Deep Apricot, jazzy Coral Pink and sizzling-hot Fire. An embarrassment of riches, just waiting for your sunny annual beds, edging, and more!
Zinnias are one of the easiest annuals to grow, and attract butterflies to the garden. They thrive in the sun and heat of summer, and ask only for well-drained soil. Direct-sow or start ahead indoors. Pkt is 25 seeds.
| Genus | Zinnia |
| Species | hybrida |
| Variety | Profusion Double White |
| Bloom Season | Early Summer - Early Fall |
| Habit | Compact |
| Plant Height | 12 in - 15 in |
| Plant Width | 17 in - 20 in |
| Bloom Size | 2 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Butterfly Lovers, Direct Sow, Double Blooms, Easy Care Plants, Ever Blooming, Flower, Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers, Season Extenders |
| Bloom Color | White |
| Bloom Season | Fall, Summer |
| Foliage Color | Medium Green |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Powdery Mildew |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Beds, Containers, Ground Cover, Ornamental, Outdoor |
Bareroot roses are an inexpensive and easy option for early-season planting. In fact, late winter is the best time to plant. Bareroot roses are two-year, fully established plants that meet the highest industry standards. They arrive dormant, which makes them ideal for planting. The roots get to acclimate to native soil, as opposed to the packaged soil. And of course, since they aren’t in soil when you get them, there’s no mess to contend with.
Bareroot roses may look dead, with their brown roots and dormant stem, but plants that arrive this way actually have the advantage of being able to focus their energies on strong root development rather than having to support an extensive growth of leaves during planting, which is very stressful.
You can plant your bareroot roses earlier in the growing season as well, since there aren’t any leaves to get nipped back by frost. They can typically be planted as early as six weeks before your area’s last frost date in the spring and no later than two weeks after that average date. Since they don’t have to provide water to leaves or flowers, they usually establish faster than those that arrive in containers.
Container roses should typically be planted in late spring. They’re easy to plant (all you need is a trowel), and they provide instant gratification, as they aren’t dormant and will have buds within a few short weeks, if they don’t when they arrive. They’re also perfect for transplanting into decorative containers and make an attractive gift.
Container roses are usually nicely leafed out, and may even have flowers on them, which is a great way for you to know when you purchase them what they’re going to look and smell like. The downside of this is that the plants have to focus some of their energy on sustaining the blooms, rather than being able to focus it all on root development.
As you can see, there are advantages and disadvantages to both bareroot or container roses, but whichever you decide is the best for your garden, we feel certain you’ll become a lifelong rose lover, if you aren’t already!
