Milkweed for More than Monarchs

Growing Milkweed from Seed: For Monarchs and Beyond

An Introduction

Breed

Zinnia elegans

Cross-breeding two Benary Giants. a1g0 is the deep red single and a2g0 is a salmon double. When a2g0 first bloomed, I was able to get a few of the florets with pollen and use it as a father for a1g0, but after several days it was almost impossible to find florets, much less florets with pollen. So most of the crossing has been a1g0 as father and a2g0 as mother.

As of 2/14/2024, these flowers are almost dead and will soon be dried and I can collect seed from them both.