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Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden’s Zinnia Giants of California produce vibrant pink, yellow, and orange blooms with lush green leaves—ideal florist-quality flowers for stunning cut arrangements in your garden.
Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden’s Zinnia Giants of California produce vibrant pink, yellow, and orange blooms with lush green leaves—ideal florist-quality flowers for stunning cut arrangements in your garden.
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A vibrant mix of red, orange, yellow, pink, and white zinnias from Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden’s Zinnia Giants of California—arranged outdoors—offers perfect inspiration for growing your own cutting patch flowers.
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A stunning garden of Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden’s Zinnia Giants of California blooms in vibrant orange, pink, and purple—florist-quality flowers perfect for cutting—set against green fields beneath a partly cloudy sky.
A hand holds a large, vibrant pink Zinnia Giants of California bloom by Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden, featuring a dark red center and yellow stamens, set against lush green foliage and garden netting.
A hand holds a vibrant Zinnia Giants of California bloom from Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden, featuring a bright pink flower with yellow center accents—ideal for gardeners growing cutting patch flowers.

Defra/APHA Authorised Seed Merchant

Selected by our team at Bishy Barnabees · Reg. No. 8067

100 seeds

Annual

Zinnia Giants of California

The heirloom giant zinnia — Half-Hardy Annual H2; huge 12–15cm (5–6") double blooms; full colour range; 90–120cm; dating from 1919; outstanding cut flower; sow individually in modules March–May at 21–24°C (no root disturbance); pinch at 10–15cm; plant June in warm soil; water at base only; cut hard and often for more stems; July–October

Height 90cm-100cm
Spread 45cm
Spacing 30cm

Quantity

£2.20
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Growing guide

Everything you need to grow this variety well

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Delivery & packaging
Standard delivery £2.76 · 2–4 working days
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Packaging Eco-friendly · compostable & recyclable
Destinations UK only

Every seed in our range has been chosen by the team at Salle Moor Hall Farm, Reepham, Norfolk — where we grow, dry and harvest flowers throughout the season. We select for performance, reliability and beauty in UK cottage garden conditions.

Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd · Defra/APHA Authorised Seed Merchant · Reg. No. 8067

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