Zinnias: The Perfect Flower to Grow in Your Garden?

[@epicgardening]

What flower guide do you want next on the channel?

[@confuzzlementated_leshaayy]

Any!

[@OniBarix]

Hydrangeas

[@Ryanrulesok]

I would say dahlias, bees love them they're hardy and easy to grow. They grow quick so they are good for filling gaps in your garden

[@harryrush1498]

Hellebores, never managed to get them to survive in my garden

[@donnadudas606]

Tulips

[@7thsluglord363]

my grandmother passed a month or so ago, and she had a pot of dying flowers that i inherited. brought them back, and ended being elegant zinnias. lives with the rest of my garden now.

[@umiluv]

That’s so cool. You’ll always have a part of your grandma with you in the garden. My neighbor says they self-sow quite easily so they should be there for as long as you want them.

[@AboutTime-xi5ie]

@@umiluv and save and pass on...

[@Brandon-kg9ue]

Save seeds

[@lindmarcella]

It depends where you are. Just to be safe, save the seeds from a couple and she’ll live on thru you!

[@billbobaggins7617]

I love yo grandma

[@daniellefernandez8945]

Zinnias were the first flower I grew to love back in elementary school. My mom had me pick something I wanted in the grocery store. Instead of a candy bar I asked if I could get a package of seeds with the pretty pink flower. She said yes ! I went to my backyard outside my bedroom window and cleaned a little spot in the rocks and clay and sprinkled the seeds. Every morning before school I would go outside and water it. I had so much fun watching her grow and she had finally bloomed. As a kid I cut the flower and put it a vase on my dresser. At the time I didn't know about caring for the plant for long-term so I neglected it , but to this day it's a flower that's close to my heart and am in love with all the different varieties of colors.

[@Ahmiseysoh75]

Your mom was very insightful.

[@ShellBAtoms]

What a lovely story! I love that you - on your own - with no prompting from your mom - chose flower seeds over a candy bar! To buy seeds was NOT instant gratification - like the chocolate would be! Choosing seeds takes great patience! I'm so impressed with your story!

[@dannelle17]

This was so sweet. Thank you for sharing 💞

[@Megan-Yoder]

I grew zinnias for the first time this year! I started a whole tray of flower seeds then ran out of time before a trip. After probably 3 weeks of total and utter neglect I expected everything to be dead but the zinnias persevered! Popped them in the ground and they've been producing like crazy. My new favorite, for sure.

[@Shortcake39553]

Me too, mine were all pink like the 3rd type he showed. I barely do anything for them and they're taller than me. Thanks for sharing

[@sarahroses8755]

🥰🥰🥰

[@Oberon44]

what you did probably helped actually- there is a theory called seed programming where you give the seedlings conditions that barely let them survive and that activates certain survival genes within the plants, then when you transplant them to better conditions they are able to thrive even more than they would have

[@VidaV]

This spring I threw $2 worth of zinnia seeds into my garden and they have grown into a bush bigger than my kitchen table. Highly recommend growing them from seed.

[@macysondheim]

That’s $2 wasted in my opinion. Not sure if anyone is aware of this but these flowers don’t produce any fruit…. So the only thing they do is attract pests like birds or bees

[@micheleolson9914]

@@macysondheim You are watching the wrong channel if you keep commenting about bees being pests.

[@macysondheim]

@@micheleolson9914 They are pests. Bees can sting you, and are dangerous for children. Especially if someone has a bee allergy. There’s an average of 62 bee sting deaths per year in this country, & from 2000-2017 there have been over 1,109 bee sting related death. But your flowers (which don’t even produce any fruit) are more important than human lives huh…

[@micheleolson9914]

@@macysondheim I'm aware people die of that, but you seem oblivious that those same bees pollinate much of the food you eat, and the flowers planted attract them to the nearby fruits and vegetables that need pollination. Unless you want to imagine a future of humans going through gardens, orchards and fields to hand pollinate every flower on every plant, bush and tree so we can continue to feed millions of people, I'd rethink your position on hating bees. BTW my daughter and I both carry EpiPens for severe allergies, so I'm not ignoring your situation. There are people who can't afford to buy EpiPens, and also those who have severe allergies who refuse to carry them wherever they go, I worry for both.

[@lindmarcella]

Do you realize that every vegetable you eat is possible because a bee pollinated a female flower? What would your life be like if you could have NO vegetables to eat. 62 out of 334,233,854 people seems a little irrelevant. Carry an Epi pen but for God’s sake you gotta eat!!!

[@anissapearson7454]

Down here in Florida, me and my dad'll sow some sunflower seeds and mix in a bunch of zinnia elegans every spring, it produces a lovely pop of color and brings in a ton of pollinators! Butterflies love the flower zone!

[@morgantello]

“Thank you potato daddy“😂😂😂 that’s so funny

[@annieb7919]

I'll NEVER forget the beautiful zinnias in my mom's flower garden on our farm in Illinois in the 30's.

[@kaychaney6102]

Strange I know but I’ve been gardening for many years and am just now starting zinnias. Why oh why does it intimidate me?! Crazy! Will keep on. Thanks for the tips.

[@cleanfreak2005]

My mom grew Zinnias in a long straight garden at the back of the garage, you could see them while in the back yard ! They were so pretty and colorful. I don''t have a yard, so I grow them in large pots on my deck. I have Thumbelina and Burpeana Giants that I started easily by seed package. I saved the seeds of last years' Scarlet and I hope they all cross pollinate to make something even more beautiful next year ! The Hummingbirds Love Them !!/:)

[@sarahroses8755]

🥰🥰

[@grouchyoldprepper8184]

For many years now my wife has planted a 14 foot strip of zinnias at one end of our garden. Once they're blooming they are constantly visited by birds, hummingbirds, insects and bees.

[@macysondheim]

Ok, well most of us don’t want to attract pests to our gardens, like birds, bee’s, or squirrels.

[@blackcyklops]

@@macysondheim bees are pests?!

[@lepidlover0557]

@@macysondheim bee's pollinate your fruits and vegetables 😐 Without pollination, you have none

[@lepidlover0557]

@@macysondheim Hummingbirds pollinate the flowers..... They dont want to eat your plants 😐🤦

[@janie3117]

I just don’t want Any More Birds or Squirrels in my yard!! My neighbor has SO MANY Bird Feeders!!! Ugh! So many birds making nests everywhere and pooping everywhere, and squirrels galore eating all the fallen food and digging up our concrete, and just very destructive. I love flowers. And I Love Bees, and Butterflies. But sadly I’m too overrun by birds. And squirrels.

[@GoldFreya]

I love zinnias so much I named my daughter after them. Thank you for this video! 🌸💗

[@italiana626sc]

💕

[@jelatinosa]

Cute!

[@myconfusedmerriment]

Aww that is such a cute name!!

[@GoldFreya]

Thank you! She is my sunshine and wants to be friends with everyone. The flower fits!

[@saramanning3868]

I’m in my second year of growing zinnias. I just love how popular they are with the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. They’re outside of my kitchen window. Swallowtails, monarchs, red admirals. Great to know about the double heads!

[@trejea1754]

I’m loving my extra tall zinnias and so are the pollinators! I grew up in Indiana calling them “zeenyas”😃. Anyone else?

[@myconfusedmerriment]

Yeah, I’m in Kansas and that’s how we say it too lol

[@nickoyler8639]

I had zinnias last year and I've never seen more pollinators in my life than what I had that year! I missed out planting them (I had a ton of cosmos though) this year, but I am definitely planting them next year!

[@BrightestBlessings7899]

Cosmos can be pretty spectacular too. I know, mine are.

[@windy9648]

I tried zinnias last year and got very few. I tried again, in a better location this year and oh how happy I am that they produced so beautifully. They are a favorite to me now!

[@darthfiende1]

I grew zinnias for the first time this year. I love how long the individual flowers last before they're spent.

[@teresamathews3192]

I just bought a neglected bunch of zinnias off the clearance rack. After watching this video and reading the comments, I have high expectations.

[@pintsizestories196]

Candy Stripe zinnias are a cool heirloom variety. The mix I got from Baker Creek seeds includes red/white, pink/white, and a really vibrant orange/yellow variety. The petals of these zinnias are bi-colour.

[@alexinmadison]

Baker Creek is THE BEST seed company

[@louiswendlander9083]

OMG I am so happy I stumbled on this, I started a Zinnia from seed and I'm inlove with it! I'm so excited to prune it and see what happens. :) Mine is a Peppermint Stick and it's gorgeous!

[@IlkinKarachay]

Zinnias were always my most favorite flowers since i was a teenager. I grew them for 20 years since then. I always forced them to become prettier every year by removing any plant that had less desirable color and shape, and kept the prettier ones. By doing that i forced them to pollinate without the presence of less quality ones. Now after two decades my heirloom zinnias are even better than hybrid zinnias that people buy from stores.

[@gioazzarello1333]

thanks for showing how to get the seeds if you dont mind doing more of that it would be amazing and help people not rely on big companies to get seeds from just incase the price of them goes through the roof like food

[@gigiartstudiowithartistvir3919]

One of the best things about zinnias in my opinion is getting those cross pollinated flower seeds to see what variations they produce. I've been growing zinnias my entire life which is over 50 years. I love them!

[@OurHappyNutHouse]

I love zinnias, great video! I mix veggies and flowers as well in my small garden space, you can never have too many zinnias!

[@sarahroses8755]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@JoeNocella]

This summer I finally tried growing some flowers mixed in with my vegetable plants and it definitely increased my output. I received a free packet of Zinnia seeds from my local credit union. Instead of giving them away or throwing them out, I decided to start them indoors and let nature take it's course. Was I in for a surprise! I've had well over 100 blooms of all kinds of Zinnia flowers. The bees and butterflies love them. They hop from one flower to the other then onto the cukes, tomatoes, and other plants. I definitely recommend growing Zinnias if you have the room. They're easy to grow, look great and will definitely give your garden a boost!

[@brianmoore4299]

Thank you for this video Kevin. I do grow zinnia but never knew where the seed was. I always just threw the whole spent flowers around in the garden and hoped to get some next year. I always did but at least now I know where the seed is. Keep on growing.

[@rebeccab7833]

The opening of the video is chaotic and lovely. Great flower tumble, Kevin.

[@YeyoAfrica]

Zinnias are one of my favorites!! I also love Coneflowers (Echinacea) beautiful!

[@michaelsander2878]

I grew zinnias this year! They are so beautiful. If you liked them on camera, you'll love them in person.

[@poetiepower4.026]

I actually harvested a lot of zinnias today for the flower parade in the Netherlands.

[@myconfusedmerriment]

One of my zinnia deadheads at the beginning of the summer ended up on the edge of my garden bed and I just left it there, did absolutely nothing to it. A week or two ago I realized that some brand new zinnias had already started from the seeds! They just gave me their first bloom! So yeah, I’d say zinnias are pretty freaking easy. 😂

[@tamararoberts9307]

I've grown zinnias every year for many years and I seed-save so haven't bought any zinnia seeds for many years. The little gild finches and hummingbirds love them as well as the bees and butterflies

[@sarahroses8755]

🥰🥰

[@samanthaferreira6928]

Your entrances are everything. I hit like immediately after every intro hahaha. Thank you for bringing the humour!

[@originalwoolydragon8387]

I love zinnias! So easy, so pretty and so important for pollinators!

[@michaellloyd7466]

Hey Kevin, great idea about putting a bit more focus on flowers, I feel like your viewers have kind of grown with you as gardeners and learning a bit more about pollinators as well as cutting fresh flowers for the house is a good step. From Sydney 🇦🇺

[@lauragriffin4100]

This reminds me of my favorite you tuber, S&K greenhouse!! I love how you’re really channeling him in this video!! Cute!

[@gratefulMOMent]

Such a fun video! I love zinnia & sunflowers. They are by far the easiest to grow. I must say, please grow them from seed!! They don’t transplant well from the nursery & you will be sad…instead get TONS of plants out if one tiny seed packet. 🌱💚

[@Sardasio]

Great video. I'm a first timer on my flower gardening journey so I appreciate your time on this. Also - Nice Oura ring! I love mine!

[@atmywhitson]

Woooow....that intro was something else!! xD “The ninja Gardener!” 😮 Ah, Zinnias are one of my favorite blossoms to grow! They're extremely easy to grow and easygoing, pollinators from bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, etc adore them and they look lovely planted en mass. Zinnia was the first flower I grew along with the cosmos nearly 15yrs ago when I got into gardening and it seems I still learn something new every season! 🦋 Just yesterday I also did the "flop test" as I do every year and pruned one of my large semi-double-headed pink blooms that the pollinators went crazy for and gifted it to a young gardener. There are 2 more buds nearly ready to bloom. I also have them next to my baby bells. I told her if the youngster prefers to save the seeds allow them to completely dry 1st otherwise the seeds may mold after you pluck and store them. I hope they grow tons of zinnia next year. :) I've had years of success simply hanging the saved blossoms upside just like ppl do with herbs. It allows the flower to dry more evenly. I love watching your channel and listening to the easy-to-understand wealth of information you give and your passion for gardening. You make me feel like I'm doing something in life sorta correctly! haha ;) Sometimes I feel like I'm a bit of a weirdo of the neighborhood because I'll talk anybody's ear off if they show they're interested in gardening or admiring mine. I like discussing the benefits of sustainable, organic living, the good and bad of pesticide use, pollinators, and what each of my flowers, veggies, herbs, and fruit growing in my garden are, how u grew them, etc. There aren't too many ppl who care to grow anything or they just don't have the space. talk to everyone who has a slight interest in gardening. The nice thing is I live in an area where the majority are lower class/poor. I've had a couple of people inquire about my garden (I've always got gift seeds on the ready!) But I've noticed the younger kids seem much more interested and will take in all the info, and are more than happy to plant seeds. (if it's okayed by their parents) I believe that that's a pretty promising aspect for our future generations. Even if you don't have a yard, it's possible!3 yrs ago my son and I grew beans, Amaranthe, poppy, and zinnias in one of our high-rise apt windows. It wasn't a huge"harvest" but it taught us some lessons about gardening.🐞 Happy Autumn gardening, everyone! May your harvests are ever so plentiful!🌿🤲🏻🌾🍀🌶🌼🐝🍅💚🦋🌻

[@sherimetschan961]

You got me at "Sometimes I feel a bit like a weirdo". I can talk or listen to somebody about gardening forever. We don't have to agree because I can get a different take on something. Who knows, I might learn something! Always open to learning :)

[@theheritagehousesc]

They are my favorite to me. The deer doesn’t eat them is at the top of the list but they put out a great show and attract so many pollinators and finches who love their seeds and spread them all over the place. They seed themselves from the seeds falling and next year you will have tons of them. I threw seeds last year on our field and this year was full of them. No maintenance plant

[@marilynbruggema8005]

I love zinnias! So do butterflies, bees and hummingbirds!

[@jbigfeather]

The next door neighbor always has a long bed of zinnias that grow between our two driveways and they are the brightest spot on the block, mind you were in Albuq and have a lot of zero scape. He buys his seeds from a high quality company then saves his seeds each year, three years ago I planted a bunch of seeds from his harvest and had a beautiful garden. They need to be watered every day. Thanks for the video you tip on where to cut the flower is very helpful.

[@botanicben]

Yes this, more flowers please!

[@GalooGameLady]

Thanks so much for the straightforward video! I just planted my first zinnia seeds and I'm hoping we'll get some pretty flowers out of them!

[@hillaryburdick9313]

Now THAT was an an epic intro. 👍

[@marcydobbs1653]

I just love zinnias in my raised beds. I mix veggies, herbs and flowers in the beds. The zinnias self seeded from last year, except for the hybrids, of course. The colors make everyone who visits the garden smile.

[@walkingfish7123]

Just found some rocky mountain Zinnias on my property for the first time in 2yrs that I've had it. Absolutely love them especially in the arid high desert of Arizona

[@Demebeso714]

California Giants lovely .. there are so many varieties.. they're always worth the wait.. love morning glories .. love Nasturtiums.. just love flowers 🥰.. hey Epic good to see youuuu

[@JK_341]

Another tip for seed saving if you know that you have goldfinches in your area, be sure to bag up the spent flower that you want to save your seed from so it can fully mature up. i often see quite a lot of my zinnia flowers torn to bits from the goldfinches picking the immature seed out of them.

[@shyviolets42]

Tough as old boots! And the more you prune, the more they bloom. Can even handle a bit of frost, and will continue blooming right up until the first hard freeze. Harvest the flower heads. *endless* flowers.

[@JRileyStewart]

I'm in northern Virginia (Zone 6b). 2d year growing zinnias, this year from home-save seeds from last year. Zinnias flourish, even in very dry, very hot conditions. I don't prune anything and they flourish all summer. Monarch butterflies love them! They really add color to my veggie garden. Easiest flower I've ever grown. I like how cross pollination results in diverse colors from saved seeds (I got white flowers this year from cross pollination between purple and yellow flowers last year).

[@kimtoy957]

My favorite video of yours this summer. I love zinnias!!

[@ephraimwolobah9152]

I absolutely LOVE zinnas. They brought hummingbirds and butterflies like crazy. The only negative is for some reason, bees have a bit of an issue harvesting from these compared to daffodils or a flower with that type of very accessible pistol.

[@KR-os6nn]

Came here for the intro. Epic bro! Love the content too. ❤

[@deee5520]

I can remember many years ago when I discovered zinnias. I fell in love with them. So many colors and varieties. BTW NICE LITTLE ACROBATIC AT THE BEGINNING . 🥰

[@KT-cj5gx]

CBS 8 is noticing your hard work!!!!! We were so excited to see you on there today!!!!

[@epicgardening]

Yes! Thank you!

[@eektruffle]

Love the idea of showing more ornamental flowers on the channel!

[@DigForHealth]

God sent this video for it’s like u knew what I needed. I been interested in flower but don’t know what varieties that would be good for balcony garden.

[@jennifersiegrist8440]

This is perfect timing I started my first zinnias ever, was wondering how t save the seeds. Thank you ❤️❤️

[@michelleveronica6097]

I had the courage to start from seeds bought from seeds packets at the grocery. One seed survived and know it's about to bloom it's first flower. Thanks for mentioning how to keep them blooming since I have no idea if it's a one blooming and then it dies. I'm glad it's like roses that you can keep dead heading to keep it blooming. Apparently mine is a yellow but I don't know if it's single headed or what. Excited for it

[@sandeehunt]

I too just grew Zinnias this summer from seed and they are hardy, long lasting cut flower, beautiful and the bonus is that squirrels don’t eat them!!

[@katec9893]

I missed the roly poly at the beginning of the video so had to rewind to watch and appreciate it, I think it's the best start to any video I've ever seen 🤣🤣

[@katherinecornette5315]

Absolutely agree! Even in hot humid N Carolina they are garden superstars!

[@nildaotero2933]

Loved the flowers. I grew some last year, they were beautiful. Thanks for sharing

[@seiashun]

I planted California giants this year, and I see all kinds of butterflies (even monarchs!) on them all the time!

[@Carmen-ok]

Zinnias and coneflowers are some of my favorite flowers to grow.

[@GrowingonVancouverIsland]

Excellent information about zinnia care! The next flower I would like to see is the rose

[@babygorilla4233]

They look like a great edition to the yard, I picked up a packet of Zinnia seeds for free at my local botanical gardens library they had a nice page about them too.

[@rsmith6909]

Love Planting zinnias. Perfect cut flowers

[@LCLand]

Me too obsessed with zinnias! They just keep going and multiplying I love them! 🥰

[@Texas_Is_America]

Our zinnias are doing great!

[@italiana626sc]

I love zinnias so much!! Cut them as you desire during the growing season. At the end of the season, let the flowers die and dry up - super easy to break them up and sprinkle the seeds where they lie. I had several years of zinnia growth in my front flower bed by doing nothing more that that. 🙂

[@sherimetschan961]

What zone are you in? I tried winter sowing these last year and only got 2 plants. Pretty sad. I'm hoping for better results this year.

[@italiana626sc]

@@sherimetschan961 8B

[@sherimetschan961]

Thanks! I'll keep trying.

[@ColeSpolaric]

I love zinnias. So easy to grow. It would be an interesting video to over how you get from a cross to a stable seed.

[@Seraph318]

I live in Central, FL, I planted a bunch of zinnias in September, never pruned (though now I want to try in the future), and they have kept themselves going in a small pot, one stalk dies, 2 more pop up, they re-seeded the area and grew more, I've had zinnia blooms nonstop since like october/november, still going now in April lmao.

[@anitaleroy5927]

My zinnias did great this year and attracted a lot of butterflies. Down side is the butterflies laid their eggs on my passion fruit vine and I'm picking the caterpillars off every day.

[@gardeningforlife6587]

I just plant some I grew from seed. I was worried about the heat wave we’re in right now but they’re doing great.

[@Taylorrputnam]

My work grew zinnias this year (preschool) and somehow we ended up with a fully pink bed in different shades. Beautiful. We definitely neglect our garden so I would highly suggest them to a lazy gardener.

[@cynthiamartinez5884]

I grew zinnias for the first time here in Oklahoma and they did amazingly well in our drought conditions. I don't have a lot space but want to plant a lot more next year. I need to figure out how to incorporate it with my veggies.

[@lindseygranger3720]

Thank you for this wonderfully informational video!

[@toolgirl30]

I just added them to my garden this year I love them!

[@adonalarrington]

I just discovered Zinnias last summer, I absolutely love them and I can get them to keep flowering almost through October here in zone 8b

[@sherimetschan961]

Nice to know. I'm in 8b too. With our weird weather this year maybe longer?

[@eektruffle]

Zinnias are so amazing!!!

[@lloydritchey]

Funny, this is my first year adding flowers to my garden and sunflowers and zinnias were what I planted. Both grew incredibly well in the Texas high plains.

[@AngelaThompson1961]

WOW!! Looks absolutely beautiful!!! ♥️

[@bretw1507]

I love growing zinnias. I have many varieties,but I love my earlybirds,and fruit smoothies most.

[@swtladyy16]

We have zinnias in pots all around our garden, along with snapdragons, black eyed susans, and marigolds. They definitely have brought us Susan's, more bees, wasps, and butterflies.

[@QuIcKPuddle]

the roll in intro was great lol

[@melanieallen3655]

I grew zinnias for the 1st time last year..Will be planting every year now!💚

[@Pooters73]

Still loving the 'dynamic entrances.'

[@SK-lt1so]

Easy to grow, zone 5b Great to use almost like a "cover crop", to fill in empty spaces and suppress weeds.

[@The_Crucible714]

Zinnia are one of the easiest, most colorful & longest-lasting flowers one can grow. They are butterfly magnets and do like lots of sun. However, they can develop mildew if watered too late in the day. My grandmother had a row of tall zinnias & cosmos just inside her fence and shorter mixed beds with snapdragons, rudbeckia and larkspur bordering the paths throughout her garden. I believe they are considered an heirloom flower.

[@sunnyday_lemonbars]

best intro ever!!

[@IamwhoIam333]

I love them too . I have a Zinnia plant that is 42" and it looks reddish orange only to open a beautiful pink. My are the what you called double head. A flower within a flower. I am on what I call my second bloom because of pruning them as you showed.

[@Gkrissy]

Would love to see purple coneflower or marigolds. I love my zinnias, they were the main flowers crop that did well for me. I love to see all the butterflies, hummingbirds and the monarch butterflies my red ones attracted.

[@myurbangarden7695]

Cut and grow! 🌺 Texas loves Zinnia

[@danieldow3094]

Readily available small start flowers, Bacopa is GOOD, Scaevola might be better, osteos are a really good highly variable group of plants. Zinnias are really top notch though... The only thing I see move more are probably lavenders and geraniums. Flowers for a video? Perennials there's too many options, but in SoCal Cleveland sage is an absolute must in a polinator or scent garden. Lippia/kurapia are really nice ground cover lawn replacements in the verbena family that bees LOVE. It's a cool plant but it would take a lot of time to have a spot ready to do a video on it.

[@JustARandomPersonHere1127]

We used to have a lot of zinnias on our front yard. I missed them.

[@charlottejpage]

My zinnias always get devoured by snails. Any tips for pest control for zinnias?

[@choctawcat5676]

I grew California giant zinnias this year they inspire me with their beauty and they sure showcase Jehovah's artistry and his love and wisdom as Creator👏🙏👍❤️

[@AuntieEmmers]

I’ve yet to germinate my seeds so this video gots my hopeful in doing better by the seed 🌱