Zinnias are good bloomers but the colour suffer in intense heat, plus if somehow the plants get water on them they are doomed, French Marigolds are a good substitute but again both zinnias and marigolds are attacked by mites, "Jiska koi hal nai" except pesticide or if one can create a humid environment to avoid infestations in the first placeUMARKHANMARDAN wrote:Tahir i am not going for Zinnia any more.I will replace Zinnia with Mari gold Bonanza.Zinnia blooming time is very short plus loses color with passage of time.Tahir many people are even replacing Zinnia with Petunia in our region.Plant petunia in Mid of Jan & you will enjoy till the end of July.
Petunias are in full glory these days planted in green belts here in Islamabad but will soon be replaced with French marigolds by PHA Islamabad.