I tried Zydeco zinnias last summer for the first time and I was impressed. The flowers are indeed bigger than Zahara or Profusion zinnias.
This series also has excellence disease resistance and tolerates humidity and drought. I can personally attest to the latter as we experienced a severe drought last summer. That didn’t seem to slow down these beauties one bit.
There are 4 colors that are readily available. Cherry:
Deep Yellow:
White:
And Fire:
As you can see from the photos, the bushy plants were loaded with blooms. Better yet, I didn’t have any disease problems, and my plants stayed more upright than the Zaharas and Profusions I grew. The plants are listed as growing 12 to 20 inches tall, and in my flowerbeds they topped out at about 15 to 18 inches.
I also stumbled upon a fun color combination. I planted some Zahara ‘Double Salmon’ zinnias next to a mix of Zydeco Zinnias and got this:
I’ll definitely be growing Zydeco zinnias again this summer!