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nmoasis said:Without being there to dig them up and look at their roots (which is what I'd do), I'd say that because those tiny zinnias were forced to bloom so prematurely in a greenhouse, when you disturbed their tiny roots to transplant them, they couldn't support the flowers and grow new roots at the same time. Geez, the poor little things barely have enough leaves to support photosynthesis.

nmoasis said:One other cause could be that you didn't press the soil firmly enough around those little roots and they died from air exposure — I've seen that happen to tiny 6-pack plants before

My wife planted them but i also thought about this. I'm the soil is just not compact enough that there is more air versus water and the roots can't get enough/any