We recently bought a zinnia plant from the Sunday market.The zinnia plant that I had blogged about in a previous post died soon after when the pot that hosted it fell from the fence. Maybe I spoke too soon, but hey, accidents like that cant be avoided in the gardening world.
The main reason we bought Zinnia is to attract bees. Bees that are critical for flower pollination are very less in number nearby our garden; sometimes their absence raise a question whether they exist at all in my area. So as a proactive approach for the upcoming season, we have planned to add as many flower bushes as possible to our garden to attract bees..you know like Marigold, Sunflower etc. So the first step has been accomplished in that matter by buying this Zinnia for handsome price of Rs.20.
There was only a single color variety sold in the market at that time, so we had to end up with a orange colored one. Since Zinnia love shades, we planted it right underneath the big guava tree.
Soon after planting, the plant started producing new leaves and buds. The blooms were not that bright compared to the pink colored ones but maybe the color will improve later on when the plant get adjusted to the new soil.
The beauty of Zinnia is that it self propagates via the seeds from the dried up flowers. A small plant has already taken life from one of the self propagated seeds.
Oh, what a welcome sight!
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