Zinnia Peppermint Stick

Experience the Irresistible Charm of Zinnia Peppermint Stick

Prepare for a visual treat with Zinnia Peppermint Stick, the most colorful candy stripe-type zinnia you’ll ever grow! This delightful annual offers continuous interest from summer through the first frost, showering your garden and vases with unique and vibrant blooms. Each petal-packed flower features a merry mix of stripes, splashes, and splotches in shades of scarlet, carmine, rose, purple, orange, and vermilion, all set against a creamy or yellow base. Truly, no two blooms are exactly alike!

A Feast for the Eyes and a Haven for Pollinators

Borne singly at the end of each branch, the 2-inch, composite, daisy-like flowers of Peppermint Stick Zinnia are not only beautiful but also a fantastic nectar source, attracting a delightful array of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other beneficial pollinators to your garden. Enjoy the lively activity and the stunning colors all season long.

Perfect for Bouquets, Edible Garnishes, and Dried Arrangements

The sturdy stems and unique patterns of Peppermint Stick Zinnias make them brilliant and long-lasting cuts for your bouquets, bringing a touch of whimsical color indoors. The petals are also edible, adding a bright and unexpected garnish to your salads. Additionally, these charming flowers dry nicely, allowing you to enjoy their beauty in everlasting arrangements.

The More You Cut, the More They Bloom!

Like many zinnias, Peppermint Stick thrives with cutting. The more flowers you harvest, the more the plant will produce, ensuring a continuous supply of these eye-catching blooms for all your needs throughout the summer and fall.

Easy to Grow and Versatile in the Garden

Zinnia Peppermint Stick (Zinnia elegans) is an old garden favorite that is extremely easy to grow from seed. This herbaceous deciduous plant features a dense, bushy, mounding habit of lanceolate leaves and boasts a fast growth rate. It looks its best when grouped or massed in beds, borders, and patio pots. Its playful mix of colors and patterns also makes it a perfect choice for a child’s garden.

Low Maintenance and Resilient

Zinnias prefer full sun and rich, organic, well-drained loam or soil, raked to a fine tilth. While low maintenance, pinching young plants encourages a more compact and bushier form, and deadheading spent flowers promotes continuous blooming. Peppermint Stick Zinnias love heat, are drought tolerant, and are resistant to deer and black walnut, making them a resilient and rewarding addition to your garden. They typically grow to a height of around 24 inches.

Growing Instructions:

Direct sow zinnia seed after the last frost date, once the soil has warmed, or start seeds indoors, acclimatize sprouts for 10 to 15 days, and transplant seedlings carefully when they are very young, after all threat of frost has passed. Good air circulation is vital for best performance, so provide generous spacing. For an extended flowering period, consider succession planting every week or so for several weeks.

Product Details:

• Common Name: Peppermint Stick Zinnia, Common Zinnia
• Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
• Plant Type: Annual
• Flower Color: Cream and yellow with stripes, splashes, and splotches of scarlet, carmine, rose, purple, orange, and vermilion
• Flower Size: Approximately 2 inches
• Plant Height: Around 24 inches
• Bloom Time: Summer through fall (until first frost)
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Soil Preference: Rich, organic, well-drained loam or soil
• Special Features: Unique striped blooms, great for cutting, edible petals, attracts pollinators, easy to grow, drought tolerant, deer and black walnut resistant
• Packet Contains: 50 seeds