Do you want a vibrant annual flower bed that is easy to grow and turns heads? If you have a sunny spot, try growing a combination of Zinnia ‘Profusion Double Hot Cherry,’ Zinnia ‘Double Zahara Fire,’ and ‘Summer Jewel Red’ tropical sage. The fiery hues are hot, hot, hot!
Zinnia ‘Profusion Double Hot Cherry’ (Zinnia interspecific hybrid) is a mounded, 8- to 14-inches-high solid performer. An award-winning annual with vividly colored, multi-petaled blooms of deep rose flowers, it blooms from summer through frost. It is deer resistant, drought tolerant, and stands up to the heat of summer with no color fading. It is the 2013 AAS Bedding Plant Winner.
Zinnia ‘Double Zahara Fire’ (Zinnia marylandica ‘Double Zahara Fire’) features large, fiery, orange, double-petaled flowers. This AAS award winner is fade resistant and easy to grow. It reaches 1 to 2 feet in height and is adored by hummingbirds, butterflies, and birds. It is a great cut flower for mini bouquets.
The red flower spikes of ‘Summer Jewel Red’ tropical sage (Salvia coccinea ‘Summer Jewel Red’) is a magnet for hummingbirds. This is why it’s also called hummingbird sage. It grows to 20 inches tall and stands up to wind and rain.
Plant these three flowers together—the lower-growing, mounded Zinnia ‘Profusion Double Hot Cherry’ in front of both ‘Double Zahara Fire’ zinnia and ‘Summer Jewel Red’ tropical sage for a summer-long fiery display!
‘Summer Jewel Red’ tropical sage blooms early on densely branched, compact plants. Besides attracting hummingbirds, its seeds are a favorite of goldfinches.
Zinnia ‘Profusion Double Hot Cherry’ is a durable, easy-care flower. It loves full sun and freely draining, humusy soil. It does not require deadheading. Resistant to powdery mildew.
‘Double Zahara Fire’ zinnia features densely petaled orange flowers that don’t fade. These flowers grow 14 inches tall and are mildew resistant and vigorous. Withstands summer humidity like a champ. It is a 2010 AAS Bedding Plant Winner.