Summer Border Filler Collection
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Scented
- Self-sows
All three of these sophisticated muted beauties — the zinnia, phlox and calendula thrive on being direct sown straight into a spare patch in the garden, giving a stylish, flowery, long-performing bunch of garden fillers
- Zinnia elegans 'Queeny Lime Red'
- Phlox drummondii 'Crème Brûlée'
- Calendula officinalis 'Sunset Buff'
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Perfect for Pots
- Scented
- Self-sows
Product details
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - October
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow undercover February-March. Sow as thinly as you can into seed trays, individual small pots or modules. Zinnias are best sown in modules to avoid root disturbance. Keep warm and moist. Pot up seedlings and plant out after last frosts.
Care Tips
Best grown in fertile, humus-rich, and well-drained soil, in full sun. Pinch out the tips when the plants have 3-5 pairs of leaves, to encourage branching and more flower production. Stake plants individually or grow through netting or mesh.
Flowering Time
July - October
