Daily Botanical: Zinnia ‘Pastel Dreams’

I grew this tall variety from seed this year but was a little late getting started so it is only now starting to produce the first flowers. And it is tall — probably about 4 feet already. I chose this variety because it was tauted as being resistant to powdery mildew and so far that is ringing true. My plants are as green and gorgeous as can be without a speck of white powder. Considering the wet summer we’ve had I consider that a small miracle.

August 13th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Exquisite photo!
August 13th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Nice photo! Zinnias are great in the garden and so easy to grow.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Thank you both. I’ve never been a fan of the powdery mildew but this variety has been amazingly resistant.