Zinnia haageana

‘Aztec Lime’

AZTEC LIME ZINNIAS

Zinnia haageana ‘Aztec Lime’
AZTEC LIME ZINNIAS

Zinnia haageana ‘Lime’ gives you pom-pom double flowers creamy lime green.

Pom-poms of creamy lime green

Blooms are fully double and packed with petals.

Blushed with pink

With the green petal edges blushed with pink.

Compact all-rounder for garden & pot display 

Zinnia haageana ‘Aztec Lime’ quickly makes sturdy, compact, bushy plants – which are soon covered with a mass of pom-pom blooms.

Mass of blooms cover sturdy bushes

So although each flower is a ball of only about 4cm. diameter – there are so many of them – they simply cover the sturdy little bushes.
All making a great show.

All round quality for garden, pots & vases

S0 ‘Aztec Lime’ is a perfect all-rounder for garden display, for planting striking pots, or popular as cut flowers for professional floristry and home vase flowers.

Long vase life

Zinnia flowers last for up to 2 weeks in a vase, and even a little longer if some bleach or preservative is added to the water, and the water refreshed.

Excellent commercial cut flowers for florists

Florists relish the unusual lime green colouring for arrangements.
And love the strong, clean stems.
Not to mention the prolific flower production over a long blooming season.

Extended blooming season

Zinnia haageana ‘Aztec Lime’ has a long blooming season – from mid-summer right through autumn to the first frosts.

Prolific flower production

With durable flowers, plus a constant procession of new buds emerging.
As well as prolific flower production right through.

A bouquet for absent friends

Zinnias symbolize thoughts of absent friends in the traditional “language of flowers”.
But Zinnia haageana ‘Aztec Lime’ is a modern floristry superstar, because of the unusual and striking colour.

Cut & come again

And it is a splendid “cut & come again” plant.
Because the more blooms you cut the more it produces.

Great bee food

Bees and butterflies cannot believe their luck with this long blooming smorgasbord of nectar and pollen.
Served up right through summer and autumn.
So Zinnias make ideal companions in the veggie and picking garden, where they haul in the pollinators for you.

Favourite companion plant for organic gardeners

Zinnias also have an age old reputation for repelling pesky White Fly.
So they have long been used as companion plants alongside vegetables and fruit.
And with such compact shape and prolific blooming, ‘Aztec Lime’ is the perfect veggie garden companion.

Repellent to rabbits, deer & whitefly

Fortunately rabbits and deer also find the flavour of Zinnias unpalatable, just like the White Flies.

Easy to grow in the garden or field

Grow Zinnia haageana ‘Aztec Lime’ in well-drained soils, with plenty of sun.
They prefer lighter soils, from the sandy side to good garden loam.
But can also tolerate clay based soils as long as they are opened up with plenty of organic matter to improve drainage.

Tolerate a range of soils

Plants are also tolerant of a wide range of soil pH, from acid to alkaline lime based soils.
But do not over fertilize for best flowering results – they prefer top do it a little tough and lean.

Water-wise

Zinnia haageana ‘Aztec Lime’ are water-wise plants to grow, requiring only minimal additional water during hot periods.

Relish heat & tolerate dry

They relish summer heat and are drought resistant.

Bask in the sun

Zinnias bask in the sun, and like plenty of fresh air movement.

Ideal exposed & by the sea

So they are ideal for more exposed sites and sea-side gardens, with their strong, stout stems.
They are after all natives of Mexico, and southwestern America, and as such well adapted to summer heat.

Improved tolerance of summer humidity

But ‘Aztec Lime’ is a preferred choice for areas with any summer humidity
As the Aztec Series if Ziannias has been especially bred for enhanced resistance to mildew diseases.

Super quick & easy from seed to bloom

Plants of Zinnia haageana ‘Aztec Lime’ generally takes around 70-90 days from sowing the seed to harvesting flowers.

Traditional medicinal plant

Zinnias were commonly used by native North American peoples for anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory medicines.
Though some tribes also believed the flowers should be regularly fed to children to improve their IQ !!!

Prolific bloomer

Prolific blooming annual which makes compact and well branched plants, producing a multitude of blooms.
45cm. High with eye catching, double, pom-pom flowers x 30cm. Wide bushy foliage.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Very suitable for beginners & gardening with kids

Zinnias can be started very quickly from seed indoors.
Ready for earliest possible flowers and longest possible flower production.
But do prick them out quickly from their seedling punnets as they quickly develop a long, strong root system.
Though they can also be very successfully sown direct into the garden.
But you need to wait until day and night temperatures are quite warm.

Sow indoors for quick plants & early flowers: First sow the seed in a punnet on surface of good quality seed raising mix.
Then gently press the seeds onto the surface of the mix, to ensure good contact.

Now cover the seeds only very lightly to a maximum depth of 1.5mm.
And you can use sieved mix, or fine grit, or vermiculite, or washed sand to sprinkle over the seeds.

Then place the sown punnet into a shallow water bath and allow the moisture to percolate up through the mix from the bottom to the surface.

Now place the moist punnet in a warm, well-lit position (not in any direct sun).

Zinnia love warmth to sprout

Temperatures of 22-29°C approx. are best for rapid and optimum germination.
And do use a temperature-controlled heat mat if you have one, to keep the heat up and encourage rapid germination A warm window-sill or well-lit corner is also fine once temperatures are warm enough.

And continue to keep the punnet moist by spraying the surface of the mix with a fine spray water bottle as required.
Adding a clear plastic cover or plastic bag helps to retain moisture in the punnet.

Seedlings emerge in approx. 3-7 days.

Seed Count: 15 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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