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ZenMan said:Hi Patrick,

" ...not a moot point. I actually will be planting Zinnia next Summer also - Yes, in the same garden beds as my Iris rhizomes. "

Oh. Good. Then my recommendations to Ginger can go for you, too.

The Zinnia marylandicas (Pinwheels, Profusions, and Zaharas) are probably best for you, due to their good resistance to Powdery Mildew. I don't grow them because breeding zinnias is my hobby, and the Marylandicas have 46 chromosomes and are incompatible with my 24-chromosome Zinnia violaceas (elegans). I do have to deal with Powdery Mildew, but since I prefer larger flowers and plants, I accept that inconvenience.

ZM

ZM:: Good News, great, thanks for the info. I'm going to hold onto it for next year. Right now my Cosmos and Zinnia are approaching 7-ft tall. They have become unmanageable, and now are looking
rather unsightly, so I am going to begin to cut down the Annual garden and prepare the soil for the Iris rhizomes, which right now are all planted in pots. Thanks for the recommendations and information on Zinnias!