Three Important Facts About The Purple Prince Zinnia

If you love the color purple, there’s a beautiful flower you have to know about.

The Purple Prince Zinnia is a beautiful, bright purple hue that will bring stunning color to your garden and decor. You can’t help but smile when you see Purple Prince Zinnias!

Read on to learn more about what the Purple Prince Zinnia looks like, how to grow it, where to find it fresh, and more.

What Is the Purple Prince Zinnia?

Purple Prince Zinnias are one of many varieties in the Zinnia elegans family.

This specific heirloom variety comes in a very bright and saturated shade of purple, often described as pinkish violet or wine purple. Most flowers will be very consistent in color but there can be slight variations in tone and saturation among individual flowers.

Purple Prince Zinnia grow to be one of the taller and larger types of zinnias, reaching a height of 30 to 40 inches tall.

Blooms can be up to 4 to 5 inches in diameter and will be semi-double or full-double dahlia-type, so you’ll end up with large, full, beautiful blooms bursting with color.

Arrange them on their own for a sea of purple, or combine them with your own mix of other colors. They can easily be grown with other zinnias or even different flowers to achieve any look you want to create.

An important part of the ecosystem, these flowers will attract pollinators like butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds to your garden.

Purple Petals Everywhere

Purple is the color of royalty, and these flowers certainly are majestic.

Display bouquets of Purple Prince Zinnias or purple-themed bouquets to match or accent your home decor for a pop of color.

Or maybe you’re celebrating a person who loves purple or a cause that uses purple as their official color; Purple Prince Zinnias can do it all.

If you want more of a rainbow, they look great with the many other colors of zinnias or in a mixed bouquet of flowers.

These flowers are known to be long-lasting once they’re cut, so you can enjoy them in your home for a long time.

They’re also edible, though they don’t have much flavor. Instead, use them as a creative and beautiful garnish on salads, cocktails, and more.

How To Grow Purple Prince Zinnias

Just like its cousins, Purple Prince Zinnias are very easy flowers to grow. You’ll have to replant them each year as they do not survive cold winters and won’t come back on their own.

You’ll also want to wait to plant seeds or seedlings outside until after the last frost in your area.

Pick a very sunny spot and start with fertilized soil or compost. Make very shallow holes a few inches apart, then add seeds and cover with dirt just slightly so they can still get enough sunlight to germinate. Be sure to keep the soil moist to help the seed sprout and thrive through the seedling phase, about 5 to 10 days from planting.

Once they’re about 8 inches tall, pinch them back to create a bushier plant with more blooms. You can also deadhead them, which means you’re removing the flowers that have finished blooming to encourage continued blooming. At this point, you can also thin out the weaker plants so the remaining flowers are about a foot and a half to two feet apart.

These flowers are native to Mexico’s arid conditions, so once they’re established they do very well in the heat and can withstand drought, though they do best with regular watering. Try to maintain wet soil as best you can, watering in the morning and without getting the leaves wet so they don’t burn.

You’ll have the most success achieving full, healthy flowers with amended soil that has adequate drainage. Add more fertilizer once you start to see blooms popping up, around 9 to 12 weeks from planting.

You can enjoy your Purple Prince Zinnias in the garden from summer to fall, and they’re ready to be cut once the blooms have completely opened up. They’re a relatively low-maintenance flower to grow and perfect for anyone just getting started with gardening.

Fresh Zinnias For Bouquets

If you’re looking to buy them fresh cut, it’s likely that you’ll see them in mixed bouquets or with several other varieties of zinnias. Most grocery stores and markets probably won’t have them on their own.

Since zinnias in general are such popular, common, and easily grown flowers, local flower farmers, or even produce farmers, probably have them on their crop list. Ask around to see if any farmers near you grow Purple Prince Zinnias. They may even be willing to start growing them because they’re so beautiful, they’re sure to be a big hit with customers.

If you’re not sure where to look, head to your local farmers market and look for anyone selling flowers. If you don’t see any, chat with any of the farm vendors there who can help point you in the right direction.

And finally, your local florist shop can almost certainly track them down for you if they don’t already carry them, so don’t be afraid to check there! Just like farmers, once they bring Purple Prince Zinnias in they’ll probably become a very popular item.

Wrapping Up Facts About The Purple Prince Zinnias

Purple Prince Zinnia are sure to bring a smile to your face with their stunning purple color; it’s impossible not to love them.

Enjoy them in bright bouquets in your home, or admire them bringing their gorgeous color to your home garden. Learn more about how to properly care for your zinnias with our 3 Important Factors of Zinnia Care post.

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