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Cut flower season continues with Zinnias of all colors and shapes and sizes.  I grew these from seed and grew (what I thought) was three varieties:  Envy, State Fair and Cut and Come Again.  And planted them up in my vertical garden .  These are growing on long stems and look good in a vase. Mixed in, amongst the straight varieties appears to be a variegated one.  Earlier this year, I bought Candy Cane Zinnia seeds , but opted to not grow them (based on what I read).  But, did one of those seeds slip into one of my other seed packages?  I think it might have: Cut flower summer continues.  

Day three of Zinnia seeds.   First, I showed the State Fair Zinnia seeds that we're going to direct sow later this Spring.  Then, yesterday, I posted photos and details of the unique, green-flowered Envy Zinnia seed packets .  Today, is the third new (to me) Zinnia variety via seed packets:  Candy Cane Zinnias.    Here, below, is the front/back of the Zinnia Candy Cane mixed seed packet: If you look around the Web, you find photos of these that show the blooms to be MASSIVE .  Are they?  I'm not sure.     The concern I have for these is that I wonder if they'll look 'ratty'?  Look at the photo on the seed packet - and you might confuse them with a Zinnia bloom that is past-its-prime.   You can see at the top of the back of the seed packet, Burpee lists these as an "Heirloom" and Eden Brothers confirms that fact .