This is the most vibrant zinnia I've ever had. It is from Baker Creek Heirloom seeds in their Candy Stripe mix. I wish they sold it as a single colour. In the mix, most of the flowers are pink and white with just a few orange/yellow and red/white.
The pink/white is also pretty. Because they are an heirloom variety, there is some variation in flower form with some being not as nice or regular as others. The plants themselves grow well and mine stayed healthy.
Here is a bumblebee having a snooze on a small zinnia. It's chilly this morning and what better place to have a sleep.
Zinnias are funny flowers as they have quite a few different forms. These small orange ones and the red one below have a very prominent centre. I really like the intense colours of these zinnias.
This peachy zinnia came in the same mix as the ones above. A much more subtle colour and the centre stays flat and frilly. It's also small - about 2" across.
The purple pole beans are coming along nicely. Not sure why the daddy-long-legs are interested in them. I like to grow some kind of pole bean as they produce later in the summer after my bush beans are pretty much finished. Usually I grow scarlet runner beans but I happened to have some left over purple beans so I went with them this year. They are climbing up the lilac bush.
It's always rewarding at this time of year to be harvesting vegetables and enjoying the bright flowers.
