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Slugs banished; the zinnias win
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I recently lamented the fact that we usually plant large quantities of begonias in our neighborhood entrance way. This year, however, we gambled on possibly being ex-communicated from the ‘hood and went with the short, narrow-leaved zinnia angustifolia.
They’ve been fabulous so far. They’ve held up to drought (has it rained in a month?) and slugs, which decimated the begonias in past seasons.
If you haven’t tried any of the narrow-leaved zinnias. I’d highly recommend giving them a try. But you have to like eye-popping color. They’re not subtle. They even seem to perform in partial shade.
Home Depot Landscape has been selling them in flats as of last weekend.
Comments
By Sophie
May 18, 2006 07:44 AM | Link to this
I have found that zinnias do not like water of any kind on the foliage. After a few days of rain, they will begin to rust and die. This procedure does not take long. Be prepared to replace these in the near future.
By stephanie
May 18, 2006 06:25 PM | Link to this
Hi Sophie. Thanks for the warning. I have not experienced this yet so I’ll keep you posted with how they do. Please, no rust!!